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Linking between genetic structure and geographical distance: Study of the maternal gene pool in the Ethiopian population.
Annals of human biology - 1 Feb 2017
Messina Francesco, Scano Giuseppina, Contini Irene, Martínez-Labarga Cristina, De Stefano Gian Franco, Rickards Olga
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Background The correlation between genetics and geographical distance has already been examined through the study of the dispersion of human populations, especially in terms of uniparental genetic markers. Aim The present work characterises, at the level of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), two new samples of Amhara and Oromo populations from Ethiopia to evaluate the possible pattern of distribution for mtDNA...
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