The Human Genetic History of South Asia

Current Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Majumder, Partha P ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; ASIAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MIGRATION; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EVOLUTION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS;

EID: 76749160643     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.11.053     Document Type: Review

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