Convergence of Y Chromosome STR Haplotypes from Different SNP Haplogroups Compromises Accuracy of Haplogroup Prediction

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 403-407

  Wang, Chuan Chao ^a   Wang, Ling Xiang ^a   Shrestha, Rukesh ^a   Wen, Shaoqing ^a   Zhang, Manfei ^a   Tong, Xinzhu ^a   Jin, Li ^a,b   Li, Hui ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC MARKER; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; Y CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME HAPLOGROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84938285867     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: 18735533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2015.03.008     Document Type: Letter

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