Characteristics and frequency of germline mutations at microsatellite loci from the human Y chromosome, as revealed by direct observation in father/son pairs.

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Published in Am J Hum Genet on April 06, 2000

Authors

M Kayser1, L Roewer, M Hedman, L Henke, J Henke, S Brauer, C Krüger, M Krawczak, M Nagy, T Dobosz, R Szibor, P de Knijff, M Stoneking, A Sajantila

Author Affiliations

1: Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany. kayser@eva.mpg.de.

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