Mitochondrial DNA geneflow indicates preferred usage of the Levant Corridor over the Horn of Africa passageway

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 436-447

  Rowold, D J ^a   Luis, J R ^a,b   Terreros, M C ^a   Herrera, Rene J ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Africa; Human phylogeny; Middle East; Mitochondrial DNA; NRY lineages

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GENE FLOW; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS);

HOMINIDAE; HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 34247561320     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-007-0132-7     Document Type: Article

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