Mitochondrial DNA control region variation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Alshamali, Farida ^a   Brandstätter, Anita ^b   Zimmermann, Bettina ^b   Parson, Walther ^b  

^a Dubai eGovernment Dubai Police   (United Arab Emirates)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; EMPOP; Forensic mtDNA population data; mtDNA haplogroups

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DUBAI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 36049032474     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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