Comparison between morphological and genetic data to estimate biological relationship: The case of the Egyin Gol necropolis (Mongolia)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-364

  Ricaut, François X ^a   Auriol, Vincent ^a   Von Cramon Taubadel, Noreen ^b   Keyser, Christine ^a,c   Murail, Pascal ^d   Ludes, Bertrand ^a,c   Crubézy, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

ancient DNA; Egyin Gol; kinship; nonmetric traits

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EPIGENETICS; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRAIT; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE; MONGOLIA; POPULATION GENETICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 78349266472     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21322     Document Type: Article

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