Mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome variation in five eastern Aleut communities: Evidence for genetic substructure in the Aleut population

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 511-526

  Zlojutro, Mark ^a   Rubicz, Rohina ^a   Crawford, Michael H ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleut population; Genetic substructure; Mitochondrial DNA; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

CHROMOSOME; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DISEASE SPREAD; FORCED MIGRATION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION BOTTLENECK;

ARTICLE; ESKIMO; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UNITED STATES; Y CHROMOSOME;

ALASKA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INUITS; MALE; RUSSIA;

EID: 70449623643     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460903103947     Document Type: Article

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