Y-chromosome variation among sudanese: Restricted gene flow, concordance with language, geography, and history

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 316-323

  Hassan, Hisham Y ^a   Underhill, Peter A ^b   Cavalli Sforza, Luca L ^b   Ibrahim, Muntaser E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Haplogroups; Nile valley; Sudan; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIGRATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SUDAN; Y CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUDAN;

EID: 55849083507     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20876     Document Type: Article

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