Non-random mate choice in humans: Insights from a genome scan

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 587-596

  Laurent, R ^a   Toupance, B ^a   Chaix, R ^a  

^a Université Diderot Paris 7   (France)

Author keywords

assortative mating; disassortative mating; genetic kinship; genome wide data; HapMap; major histocompatibility complex (MHC)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE MAP; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; NEGRO; POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HAPMAP PROJECT; HUMANS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84855897256     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05376.x     Document Type: Article

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