The Evolution of Human Genetic and Phenotypic Variation in Africa

Current Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Campbell, Michael C ^a   Tishkoff, Sarah A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MIGRATION; NEGRO; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DIET; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 76749170199     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.11.050     Document Type: Review

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