Assessing human genetic diversity in Tunisian Berber populations by Alu insertion polymorphisms

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-58

  Frigi, S ^a   Ennafaa, H ^a   Ben Amor, M ^a   Cherni, L ^a   Ben Ammar Elgaaied, A ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Alu insertion; genetic diversity; Tunisian Berber

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROGENEITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM;

ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUNISIA;

ALU ELEMENTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TUNISIA;

EID: 78650593970     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2010.490241     Document Type: Article

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