Minisatellite diversity supports a recent African origin for modern humans

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Year: 1996
Type: article
Volume: 13
Issue: 2
Pages: 154-160
Citations: 167
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                                    John A.L. Armour, 
                                
                                    Tiiu Anttinen, 
                                
                                    Celia A. May
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1996). 
                            Minisatellite diversity supports a recent African origin for modern humans. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 13
                            (2)
                            , 154-160.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0696-154
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ng0696-154