Origin of the Koreans: a population genetic study.

doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330880104

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Origin of the Koreans: a population genetic study.

American journal of physical anthropology - 1 May 1992

Saha N, Tay J S

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A population genetic study was undertaken to investigate the origin of Koreans. Thirteen polymorphic and 7 monomorphic blood genetic markers (serum proteins and red cell enzymes) were studied in a group of 437 Koreans. Genetic distance analyses by both cluster and principal components models were...

Topics

Alleles
Asian People
Blood Proteins
Cluster Analysis
Erythrocytes
Gene Frequency
Genetic Markers
Humans
Korea
Language
Male
Polymorphism, Genetic

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