Uniparental genetic markers in South Amerindians

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 365-387

  Bisso Machado, Rafael ^a   Bortolini, Maria Cátira ^a   Salzano, Francisco Mauro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetics; Language and geography; Mitochondrial DNA; Native Americans; South Amerindians; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMERICAN INDIAN; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SOUTH AMERICA; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 84863650060     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572012005000027     Document Type: Review

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