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Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in Yunnan nationalities in China.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2001
Qian Y P, Chu Z T, Dai Q, Wei C D, Chu J Y, Tajima A, Horai S
Abstract excerpt
Nucleotide sequences of the D-loop region of human mitochondrial DNA from four Yunnan nationalities, Dai, Wa, Lahu, and Tibetan, were analyzed. Based on a comparison of 563-bp sequences in 99 people, 66 different sequence types were observed. Of these, 64 were unique to their respective populations, whereas only 2 types were shared between the Lahu and Wa nationalities. The D-loop sequence variation and...
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