Detecting sex-biased gene flow in African-Americans through the analysis of intra- and inter-population variation at mitochondrial dna and y- chromosome microsatellites

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 7-34

  Battaggia, C ^a   Anagnostou, P ^a,c   Bosch, I ^d   Brisighelli, F ^d   Destro Bisol, G ^a,c   Capocasa, M ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Istituto Italiano di Antropologia   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Admixture; African Americans; Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA); Sex biased gene flow; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; GENDER; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; UNITED STATES; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 84879572155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13110160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/bjmg-2013-0001     Document Type: Article

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