Mitochondrial DNA variation in human populations and implications for detection of mitochondrial DNA mutations of pathological significance.

doi:10.1007/BF00763098

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Mitochondrial DNA variation in human populations and implications for detection of mitochondrial DNA mutations of pathological significance.

Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes - 1 Jun 1994

Torroni A, Wallace D C

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Haplotype and phylogenetic analyses of "normal" mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) have allowed a clarification of several controversial issues concerning the origin of humans, the time and colonization pattern of the various regions of the world, and the genetic relationships of modern human population...

Topics

Africa
Americas
Asia
DNA, Mitochondrial
Europe
Female
Genetic Variation
Humans
Male
Metabolic Diseases
Mitochondrial Myopathies
Mutation
Phylogeny

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