A commentary on the Soliga, an isolated tribe from Southern India: Genetic diversity and phylogenetic affinities

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 257-

  Saitou, Naruya ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ABORIGINE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENETIC VARIATION; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 79955499784     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2011.8     Document Type: Note

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