Origin of modern humans in East Asia: Clues from the y chromosome

Frontiers of Biology in China

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-247

  Shi, Hong ^a   Su, Bing ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

East Asia; Modern human origin; Prehistoric migration; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449158790     PISSN: 16733509     EISSN: 16733622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11515-009-0010-0     Document Type: Review

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