The substance that empowers? DNA in South Asia

Contemporary South Asia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 291-303

  Egorova, Yulia ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bene Ephraim; Dalits; genomic sovereignty; India; population genetics

Indexed keywords

DNA; EMPOWERMENT; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENOME; POPULATION GENETICS; SOVEREIGNTY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA;

EID: 84884222456     PISSN: 09584935     EISSN: 1469364X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09584935.2013.826627     Document Type: Article

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