Why the Y chromosome? - A look at male lineage and ancestry

Bioscene

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 4-11

  Elwess, Nancy L ^a   Edwards, Felecia ^a   Latourelle, Sandra M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic Markers; Lineage; Migration; Y Chromosome

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549156554     PISSN: 15392422     EISSN: 15392422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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