Mitochondrial DNA control region polymorphism in the population of Alagoas State, North-Eastern Brazil

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 142-146

  Barbosa, Adriana B G ^a   Silva, Luiz Antonio F Da ^a   Azevedo, Dalmo A ^a   Balbino, Valdir Q ^b   Mauricio Da Silva, Luiz ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c Lab de Genet Molecular Humana   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alagoas state; Brazil; DNA typing; Forensic science; Haplogroups; Haplotypes; Hypervariable regions; Mitochondrial DNA; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROPLASMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 39049142085     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00619.x     Document Type: Article

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