Mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome microstructure in Tunisia

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 734-741

  Ennafaa, Hajer ^a   Fregel, Rosa ^b   Khodjet El Khil, Houssein ^a   González, Ana M ^b   El Mahmoudi, Hejer Abdallah ^a   Cabrera, Vicente M ^b   Larruga, José M ^b   Benammar Elgaaïed, Amel ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

berber; Nm ratio; North Africa; patrilocality; uniparental markers

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RURAL POPULATION; TUNISIA; URBAN AREA; Y CHROMOSOME;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; TUNISIA;

EID: 80155174771     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: 1435232X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2011.92     Document Type: Article

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