Genetic variation in a compound short tandem repeat Alu haplotype system at the SB19.3 locus: Properties and interpretation

Human Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 277-287

  Gaspar, Paulo ^a   Seixas, Susana ^a   Rocha, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alu insertion polymorphisms; Compound haplotype; Portugal; S o Tom ; Short tandem repeats (STRs); Single nucleotide polymorphism systems (SNP)

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; PORTUGAL; SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 3543042483     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2004.0032     Document Type: Article

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