Y chromosome homogeneity in the Korean population

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 653-657

  Hee Kim, Soon ^a,c   Soo Han, Myun ^a   Kim, Wook ^b   Kim, Won ^c  

^a National Institute of Scientific Investigation   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Forensic genetics; Koreans; Population structure; SNP; STR; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHEEK; CYTOLOGY; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; POPULATION GENETICS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH KOREA; Y CHROMOSOME;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHEEK; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOUTH MUCOSA; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 78651230733     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0501-1     Document Type: Article

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