High levels of genetic variation in Indian field and house mice

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-200

  Singh, S ^a   Sharma, T ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Electrophoresis; Genetic distance; Mus; Phylogenetic relationships; Serum proteins

Indexed keywords

MUS; MUS BOODUGA; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS TERRICOLOR; MUSCULUS;

EID: 0031284184     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02932217     Document Type: Article

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