Y-chromosome variation in South Iberia: Insights into the North African contribution

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 407-409

  Alvarez, Luis ^a   Santos, Cristina ^a   Montiel, Rafael ^a   Caeiro, Blazquez ^a   Baali, Abdellatif ^a   Dugoujon, Jean Michel ^a   Aluja, Maria Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; METHIONINE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME VARIANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN; Y CHROMOSOME; CAUCASIAN; GENETICS; MALE; NEGRO; PHYLOGENY;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SPAIN;

EID: 67449127050     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20888     Document Type: Article

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