Human mitochondrial DNA variation in Southern Italy

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 785-811

  Ottoni, Claudio ^a   Martinez Labarga, Cristina ^a   Vitelli, Luciana ^a   Scano, Giuseppina ^a   Fabrini, Enrico ^a   Contini, Irene ^a   Biondi, Gianfranco ^b   Rickards, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coding region; Genetic diversity; Haplogroups; HVS I; MtDNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HOMOGENEITY; HUMAN EVOLUTION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREHISTORIC;

ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; PHYLOGENY;

DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; ITALY; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 70450240940     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460903198509     Document Type: Article

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