A multi-perspective view of genetic variation in Cameroon

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 454-464

  Coia, V ^a,b   Brisighelli, F ^c,d   Donati, F ^a   Pascali, V ^c   Boschi, I ^c   Luiselli, D ^e   Battaggia, C ^a   Batini, C ^a,f   Taglioli, L ^g   Cruciani, F ^a   Paoli, G ^g   Capelli, C ^h   Spedini, G ^a,i   Destro Bisol, Giovanni ^a,i  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Istituto Italiano di Antropologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autosomes; Geography; Language; Microsatellites; mtDNA; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AUTOSOME; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MIGRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; Y CHROMOSOME;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAMEROON; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

EID: 70349909509     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21088     Document Type: Review

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