Anonymous nuclear DNA markers in the American oyster and their implications for the heterozygote deficiency phenomenon in marine bivalves

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 334-345

  Hare, Matthew P ^a,c   Karl, Stephen A ^b   Avise, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

anonymous scnDNA markers; Hardy Weinberg; heterozygote deficiency; oysters; PCR

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DNA MARKER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0030047991     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025593     Document Type: Article

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