Tracing the genetic history of the Chinese people: Mitochondrial DNA analysis of a neolithic population from the Lajia site

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1128-1136

  Gao, Shi Zhu ^a   Yang, Yi Dai ^a   Xu, Yue ^a   Zhang, Quan Chao ^a   Zhu, Hong ^a   Zhou, Hui ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ancient mtDNA; Chinese people; Lajia site

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CIVILIZATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TOOTH;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 34547400605     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20623     Document Type: Article

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