A revised root for the human y chromosomal phylogenetic tree: The origin of patrilineal diversity in Africa

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 814-818

  Cruciani, Fulvio ^a   Trombetta, Beniamino ^a   Massaia, Andrea ^a   Destro Bisol, Giovanni ^a,b   Sellitto, Daniele ^c   Scozzari, Rosaria ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Istituto Italiano di Antropologia   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME POSITIONING; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CLADISTICS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Y CHROMOSOME;

AFRICA; ALLELES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 79958787832     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: 15376605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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