A worldwide phylogeography for the human X chromosome.

BACKGROUND: We reasoned that by identifying genetic markers on human X chromosome regions where recombination is rare or absent, we should be able to construct X chromosome genealogies analogous to those based on Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms, with the advantage of providing infor...

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Main Authors: Simone S Santos-Lopes, Rinaldo W Pereira, Ian J Wilson, Sérgio D J Pena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1891433?pdf=render