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Reconstruction of human evolutionary tree using polymorphic autosomal microsatellites.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Nov 2003
Ayub Qasim, Mansoor Atika, Ismail Muhammad, Khaliq Shagufta, Mohyuddin Aisha, Hameed Abdul, Mazhar Kehkashan, Rehman Sadia, Siddiqi Saima, Papaioannou Myrto, Piazza Alberto, Cavalli-Sforza Luigi Luca, Mehdi S Qasim
Abstract excerpt
Allelic frequencies of 182 tri- and tetra-autosomal microsatellites were used to examine phylogenetic relationships among 19 extant human populations. In particular, because the languages of the Basques and Hunza Burusho have been suggested to have an ancient relationship, this study sought to explore the genetic relationship between these two major language isolate populations and to compare them with other...
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