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Ancestry vs physical traits: the search for ancestry informative markers (AIMs)

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  1. Unidade de Xenética, Instituto de Medicina Legal, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Santiago de Campostela, 15782, Galicia, Spain

    A. Salas, C. Phillips & A. Carracedo

  2. Centro Nacional de Genotipado (CeGen), Hospital Clínico Universitario, 15706, Galicia, Spain

    A. Salas, C. Phillips & A. Carracedo

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Salas, A., Phillips, C. & Carracedo, A. Ancestry vs physical traits: the search for ancestry informative markers (AIMs). Int J Legal Med 120, 188–189 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-005-0032-3

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