Mutation accumulation in finite populations

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 321-325

  Charlesworth, D ^a   Morgan, M T ^a   Charlesworth, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CELL POPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HOMOZYGOSITY; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0027496048     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a111351     Document Type: Article

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