Early Eurasian migration traces in the Tarim Basin revealed by mtDNA polymorphisms

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 558-564

  Cui, Yinqiu ^a   Li, Chunxiang ^a   Gao, Shizhu ^a   Xie, Chengzhi ^a   Zhou, Hui ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Genetic structure; Migration history; mtDNA haplogroup; Tarim Basin

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CHINA; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD; CAUCASIAN; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 77954510690     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21257     Document Type: Article

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