Reduced variation at concertina, a heterochromatic locus in Drosophila

Genetical Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-108

  Wayne, Marta L ^a,b   Kreitman, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 2; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTRON; NATURAL SELECTION; NEUTRAL GENE THEORY; NONHUMAN; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0029822730     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s001667230003398x     Document Type: Article

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