Age of the common ancestor of human mitochondrial DNA.

1992/11/01 by M Nei · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Forensic and Genetic Research #Genetic diversity and population structure #Transversion #Biology #Phylogenetic tree #Mitochondrial DNA #Genetics #Substitution (logic) #mtDNA control region #Most recent common ancestor #Hypervariable region #Molecular clock #Transition (genetics) #Evolutionary biology #Mutation #Gene #Genotype #Haplotype

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040785

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Abstract

M Nei; Age of the common ancestor of human mitochondrial DNA., Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 9, Issue 6, 1 November 1992, Pages 1176–1178, https://doi

Citations

• Mitochondrial DNA sequences in single hairs from a southern African population.
• Mitochondrial DNA and human evolution

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