Principal component analysis of gene frequencies and the origin of Basques.

doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330930205

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Principal component analysis of gene frequencies and the origin of Basques.

American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Feb 1994

Calafell F, Bertranpetit J

Abstract excerpt

The genetic peculiarity of the Basque population has long been noted. We aim to describe Basque distinctiveness in space and assess the internal Basque heterogeneity. All these aspects are relevant to the question of the origin of Basques. After a thorough literature search, a data base was creat...

Topics

Alleles
Blood Group Antigens
Ethnicity
Europe
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Geography
Humans
Polymorphism, Genetic

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