Article
Origins and affinities of modern humans: a comparison of mitochondrial and nuclear genetic data.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 1995
Jorde L B, Bamshad M J, Watkins W S, Zenger R, Fraley A E, Krakowiak P A, Carpenter K D, Soodyall H, Jenkins T, Rogers A R
Abstract excerpt
To test hypotheses about the origin of modern humans, we analyzed mtDNA sequences, 30 nuclear restriction-site polymorphisms (RSPs), and 30 tetranucleotide short tandem repeat (STR) polymorphisms in 243 Africans, Asians, and Europeans. An evolutionary tree based on mtDNA displays deep African bra...
Topics
- Africa
- Asia
- Base Sequence
- Biological Evolution
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Europe
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymorphism, Genetic