Mitochondrial DNA sequences from Switzerland reveal striking homogeneity of European populations.

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Mitochondrial DNA sequences from Switzerland reveal striking homogeneity of European populations.

Biological chemistry Hoppe-Seyler - 1 Dec 1994

Pult I, Sajantila A, Simanainen J, Georgiev O, Schaffner W, Pääbo S

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Mitochondrial DNA sequences from 74 Swiss individuals were compared to sequences from British and Finish populations. We found that the nucleotide sequence differences between these populations are almost as low as those within the populations. This is in contrast to three African populations, wh...

Topics

Black People
DNA, Mitochondrial
Finland
Genetic Variation
Humans
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Switzerland
United Kingdom
White People

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