Y-STR analysis in Brazilian and South Amerindian populations

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 359-363

  Leite, Fabio P N ^a   Callegari Jacques, Sidia M ^b   Carvalho, Bianca A ^a   Kommers, Trícia ^a,c   Matte, Cecília H F ^a   Raimann, Paulo E ^a   Schwengber, Solange P ^a   Sortica, Vinicius A ^b   Tsuneto, Luiza T ^d   Petzl Erler, M Luiza ^d   Salzano, Francisco M ^b   Hutz, Mara H ^b  

^a Instituto Geral de Pericias   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Mestrado em Avaliacao de Impactos Ambientais em Mineracao Victor Barreto   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

ALLELES; BRAZIL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOMICS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SOUTH AMERICA; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 43449087973     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20702     Document Type: Article

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