A comprehensive analysis of microsatellite diversity in Aboriginal Australians

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 712-728

  Walsh, Simon J ^a,b   Mitchell, R John ^c   Watson, Natalie ^d   Buckleton, John S ^e  

^a AFP Forensic Services   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^e MT ALBERT RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australian aborigines; Autosomal STRs microsatellites; DNA profiling; F ST; Phylogeny; Population genetics; Sub population diversity

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER; MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ABORIGINE; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOGLYPHICS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNICITY; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN COLOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34548566397     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-007-0172-z     Document Type: Article

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