Mitochondrial DNA variation in Karkar Islanders

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 349-367

  Ricaut, François Xavier ^a,b,d   Thomas, T ^a,e   Arganini, C ^a   Staughton, J ^a   Leavesley, M ^a,c   Bellatti, M ^a   Foley, R ^a   Lahr, M Mirazon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Haplo groups; Karkar Island; Migration; Mitochondrial DNA; Papua New Guinea; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MELANESIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OCEANIC REGIONS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 42149194336     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: 14691809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2008.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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