Article
mtDNA polymorphism in East Asian Populations, with special reference to the peopling of Japan.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 1996
Horai S, Murayama K, Hayasaka K, Matsubayashi S, Hattori Y, Fucharoen G, Harihara S, Park K S, Omoto K, Pan I H
Abstract excerpt
Nucleotide sequences of the major noncoding (D-loop) region of human mtDNA from five East Asian populations including mainland Japanese, Ainu, Ryukyuans, Koreans, and Chinese were analyzed. On the basis of a comparison of 482-bp sequences in 293 East Asians, 207 different sequence types were observed. Of these, 189 were unique to their respective populations, whereas 18 were shared between two or three...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
