Article
Insights into the western Bantu dispersal: mtDNA lineage analysis in Angola.
Human genetics - 1 Oct 2004
Plaza Stéphanie, Salas Antonio, Calafell Francesc, Corte-Real Francisco, Bertranpetit Jaume, Carracedo Angel, Comas David
Abstract excerpt
Africa is the homeland of humankind and it is known to harbour the highest levels of human genetic diversity. However, many continental regions, especially in the sub-Saharan side, still remain largely uncharacterized (i.e. southwest and central Africa). Here, we examine the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation in a sample from Angola. The two mtDNA hypervariable segments as well as the 9-bp tandem repeat on the...
Topics
- Angola
- Base Sequence
- Black People
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Ethnicity
- Gene Pool
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Phylogeny