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mtDNA diversity analysis in Amerindians and other human populations - how different are they?

Maria Cátira Bortolini and Francisco M. Salzano

Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Caixa Postal 15053, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. Tel.: (051) 316-6747. Fax: (051) 336-2011. E.mail: Salzano@ifl.if.ufrgs.br. Send correspondence to F.M.S.

ABSTRACT

mtDNA diversity analysis in Amerindians and other human populations - how different are they?.

Keywords: mtDNA diversity; Amerindians; human populations.

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