Phylogeographic distribution of mitochondrial DNA macrohaplogroup M in India

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-139

  Maji, Suvendu ^a   Krithika, S ^a   Vasulu, T S ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Castes and tribes; Haplogroups; Linguistic families; Macrohaplogroup M; mtDNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHEMISTRY; ETHNOLOGY; GENE FLOW; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; LINGUISTICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS;

DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE FLOW; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INDIA; LINGUISTICS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 69449087125     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 09737731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-009-0020-3     Document Type: Review

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