Mitochondrial DNA variation in Jordanians and their genetic relationship to other Middle East populations

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 212-231

  González, Ana M ^a   Karadsheh, Naif ^b   Maca Meyer, Nicole ^a   Flores, Carlos ^a,c   Cabrera, Vicente M ^a   Larruga, Jose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Haplogroups; Haplotypes; Human populations; Jordan; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

GENETICS; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MIGRATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NEOLITHIC;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EASTERN EUROPE; EGYPT; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE FLOW; GENE POOL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IRAN; JORDAN; MIGRATION; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SUDAN; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); USSR;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EGYPT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPE, EASTERN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE FLOW; GENE POOL; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; IRAN; JORDAN; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POPULATION GROUPS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUDAN; SYRIA; TURKEY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ASIA; DEAD SEA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 42449123062     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460801946538     Document Type: Article

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