Analysis of a genetic isolate: The case of Carloforte (Italy)

Human Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 735-754

  Robledo, R ^a   Corrias, L ^a   Bachis, V ^a   Puddu, N ^a   Mameli, A ^b   Vona, G ^a   Calo C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Carabinieri Scientific Investigation Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carloforte; Endogamy; Founder effect; Genetic isolate; Haplogroups; Italy; Language variety; mtDNA; Sampling strategy; Y chromosome markers

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; CONSANGUINITY; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; ITALY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84995268087     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.084.0602     Document Type: Article

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