Genetic affinity between diverse ethnoreligious communities of Tamil Nadu, India: A microsatellite study

Human Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 601-609

  Eaaswarkhanth, M ^a   Vasulu, T S ^b   Haque, Ikramul ^a  

^a CENTRAL FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Autosomal microsatellite markers; CSF1PO; D13S317; D16S539; D18S51; D19S433; D21S11; D2S1338; D3S1358; D5S818; D7S820; D8S1179; FGA; Hindu caste groups; India; Indian tribal groups; Irulars; Muslims; Tamil Nadu; THO1; TPOX; VWA

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIAN; LANGUAGE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOSLEM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIGION; SPEECH;

EID: 67650831497     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/1534-6617-80.6.601     Document Type: Article

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