Global patterns in human mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosome variation caused by spatial instability of the local cultural processes.
Because of the widespread phenomenon of patrilocality, it is hypothesized that Y-chromosome variants tend to be more localized geographically than those of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Empirical evidence confirmatory to this hypothesis was subsequently provided among certain patrilocal and matrilocal...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-04-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.0020053 |