Significant Genetic Differentiation Within the Population of the Island of Corsica (France) Revealed by Y-Chromosome Analysis

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 773-777

  Ghiani, Maria Elena ^a   Varesi, Laurent ^b   Mitchell, Robert John ^c   Vona, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FRANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION;

EID: 75649144448     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2009.0075     Document Type: Article

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