A Back Migration from Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa Is Supported by High-Resolution Analysis of Human Y-Chromosome Haplotypes

2002/05/01 by Fulvio Cruciani, Piero Santolamazza, P. Santolamazza +15 · 265 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Allele #Analysis of molecular variance #Biology #Demography #Evolutionary biology #Forensic and Genetic Research #Gene #Genetic Associations and Epidemiology #Genetics #Geography #Haplogroup #Haplotype #Microsatellite #Out of africa #Phylogenetic tree #Phylogeography #Population #Race, Genetics, and Society #Y chromosome

paper · pdf · doi:10.1086/340257

published in The American Journal of Human Genetics 70(5), 1197-1214 (Elsevier BV)

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