Human evolution - A start for population genomics

被引:28
作者
Hedges, SB [1 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Biol, Inst Mol Evolutionary Genet, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[2] Penn State Univ, Astrobiol Res Ctr, Mueller Lab 208, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
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D O I
10.1038/35047193
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The most thorough analysis yet of the divergence of sequences in human mitochondrial DNA has been carried out. The results support the view that modern humans originated in Africa.
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