Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup diversity in basques: A reassessment based on HVI and HVII polymorphisms

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-164

  Alfonso Sanchez M A ^a   Cardoso, S ^a   Martinez Bouzas C ^a   Pena J A ^a   Herrera, R J ^b   Castro, A ^c   Fernandez Fernandez I ^c   De Pancorbo, Marian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DataGene   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLACIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HISTORICAL PERIOD; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PALEOLITHIC; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DISPERSAL; POPULATION GENETICS; PREHISTORIC PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; HAPLOIDY; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPAIN;

EID: 41149110945     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20706     Document Type: Article

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