Microevolution of African American dental morphology

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 535-544

  Edgar, Heather J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Admixture; African Americans; Dentition; European Americans

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EVOLUTION; GENE FLOW; GENE POOL; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MIGRATION; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; RACISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH; WAR;

AFRICA, WESTERN; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; HUMANS; ODONTOMETRY; PHENOTYPE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TOOTH;

EID: 33947530729     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20550     Document Type: Article

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