Intraspecific nuclear DNA variation in Drosophila

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 261-277

  Moriyama, Etsuko N ^a   Powell, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

codon usage bias; DNA polymorphism; Drosophila; neutral theory; recombination

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CODON; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030034357     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025563     Document Type: Article

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