Mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosomal stratification in Iran: Relationship between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-246

  Terreros, Maria C ^a   Rowold, Diane J ^a   Mirabal, Sheyla ^a,b   Herrera, Rene J ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; Iranian Plateau; mtDNA; Persia; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SAUDI ARABIA; Y CHROMOSOME;

ARABS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE;

EID: 79953169874     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2010.174     Document Type: Article

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