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Microsatellite diversity and the demographic history of modern humans.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 1 Apr 1997
Jorde L B, Rogers A R, Bamshad M, Watkins W S, Krakowiak P, Sung S, Kere J, Harpending H C
Abstract excerpt
We have examined differences in diversity at 60 microsatellite loci among human population samples from three major continental groups to evaluate the hypothesis of greater African diversity in this rapidly evolving class of loci. Application of a statistical test that assumes equal mutation rates at all loci fails to demonstrate differences in microsatellite diversity, while a randomization test that does not...
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