Genetic variation at 11 autosomal STR loci in the aboriginal people, the Veddahs of Sri Lanka

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-

  Illeperuma, Ruwan J ^a   Markalanda, Dinuka A ^a   Ratnasooriya, W D ^b   Fernandopulle, Neil D ^a  

^a Genetech Molecular Diagnostics   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Aboriginals; DNA typing; Short tandem repeats; Sri Lanka; Veddah

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ABORIGINE; AUTOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAMBANA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; POLLEBEDDA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATHUGALA; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SRI LANKA; VEDDAH;

GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POPULATION GROUPS; SRI LANKA;

EID: 73549125571     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.05.007     Document Type: Letter

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