Divergent genetic strata in five Bahamian islands

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-90

  Simms, Tanya M ^a,b   Barrett, Dianne A ^a   McCartney, Quinn ^c   Herrera, Rene J ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Royal Bahamas Police Force   (Bahamas)

Author keywords

AmpFlSTR Identifiler kit; Archipelago; Autosomal STRs; Bahamas; Phylogenetic analyses

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BAHAMAS; DNA ISOLATION; EUROPE; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BAHAMAS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 82655181284     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: 18780326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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