Genetic study of Dravidian castes of Tamil Nadu

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-179

  Kanthimathi, S ^a   Vijaya, M ^a   Ramesh, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Caste populations; Dravidians; Genetic differentiation; Indels; Tamil Nadu

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIA; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RACE; SOCIAL CLASS;

AFGHANISTAN; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; INDIA; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 50249116865     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 00221333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-008-0027-1     Document Type: Article

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