Genetic variability in two Brazilian ethnic groups: a comparison of mitochondrial and protein data.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199706)103:2<147::AID-AJPA1>3.0.CO;2-R

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Genetic variability in two Brazilian ethnic groups: a comparison of mitochondrial and protein data.

American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Jun 1997

Bortolini M C, Salzano F M, Zago M A, Da Silva Júnior W A, Weimer T de A

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Sequence data from the first hypervariable segment of the mitochondrial DNA control region of 124 subjects belonging to three African-Brazilian and three Brazilian Indian populations were compared with information related to 12 protein genetic loci from 601 persons living in the same localities....

Topics

Africa
Black People
Brazil
DNA, Mitochondrial
Evolution, Molecular
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Humans
Indians, South American
Language
Phylogeny
Proteins

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