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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
Abstract excerpt
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. There is high diversity among the mtDNA sites, and the most variable in one ethnic group are not the most variable in...
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