Human genetic diversity and the nonexistence of biological races

Human Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 777-798

  Long, Jeffrey C ^a   Kittles, Rick A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

FST; Gene identity; Race

Indexed keywords

PAN;

ALLELE; ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTORY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ALLELES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952899741     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.081.0621     Document Type: Article

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