The mutation rate in the human mtDNA control region.

The mutation rate of the mitochondrial control region has been widely used to calibrate human population history. However, estimates of the mutation rate in this region have spanned two orders of magnitude. To readdress this rate, we sequenced the mtDNA control region in 272 individuals, who were re...

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Hauptverfasser: Sigurğardóttir, S, Helgason, A, Gulcher, JR, Stefansson, K, Donnelly, P
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2000