The population dynamics of transposable elements

Genetical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 1-27

  Charlesworth, Brian ^a   Charlesworth, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DISASSORTATIVE MATING; GENETIC EQUILIBRIUM; HEREDITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0021077476     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: 14695073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672300021455     Document Type: Article

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