Recurrent mutation in SNPs within Y chromosome E3b (E-M215) haplogroup: A rebuttal

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 614-616

  Cruciani, Fulvio ^a   Trombetta, Beniamino ^a   Novelletto, Andrea ^b   Scozzari, Rosaria ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; GENE CONVERSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; Y CHROMOSOME;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; GENETIC MARKERS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 52249088182     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20790     Document Type: Article

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