Statistical properties of the variation at linked microsatellite loci: Implications for the history of human Y chromosomes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1213-1218

  Goldstein, David B ^a,d   Zhivotovsky, Lev A ^b   Nayar, Kavita ^c   Ruiz Linares, Andres ^c   Cavalli Sforza, Luigi L ^c   Feldman, Marcus W ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VAVILOV INSTITUTE OF GENERAL GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

human; microsatellites; selective sweep; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MUTATION RATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029957946     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025686     Document Type: Article

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