Mitochondrial DNA diversity in tribal and caste groups of Maharashtra (India) and its implication on their genetic origins

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 453-460

  Baig, Mumtaz M ^a   Khan, A A ^b   Kulkarni, K M ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT VIDARBHA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES   (India)

^b DECCAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PLEISTOCENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PEDIGREE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 6444244192     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2004.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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