The origins of the yakut people: Evidence from mitochondrial DNA diversity

International Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 119-130

  Zlojutro, Mark ^a   Tarskaia, Larissa A ^b   Sorensen, Mark ^c   Josh Snodgrass, J ^d   Leonard, William R ^e   Crawford, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mitochondrial DNA; Nested cladistic analysis (NCA); RFLP analysis; Yakut origins

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN;

EID: 67650526165     PISSN: 09723757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09723757.2008.11886024     Document Type: Article

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