The Y chromosome as the most popular marker in genetic genealogy benefits interdisciplinary research

Human Genetics

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 559-573

  Calafell, Francesc ^a   Larmuseau, Maarten H D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF IMAGING AND PATHOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FUTUROLOGY; GENEALOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NOMENCLATURE; PEDIGREE;

GENETIC MARKER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANTHROPOLOGY; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALE; NAMES; PEDIGREE;

EID: 84994291845     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-016-1740-0     Document Type: Review

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