Diversity of 17-locus Y-STR haplotypes in Upper (Southern) Egyptians

Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 230-232

  Omran, Ghada A ^a   Rutty, Guy N ^a   Jobling, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic; South Egypt; Upper Egyptians; Y STR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NULL ALLELE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 50349087262     PISSN: 18751768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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