Persistence of microsatellite arrays in finite populations

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1332-1336

  Stephan, Wolfgang ^a   Kim, Yuseob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; Random genetic drift; Replication slippage

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DRIFT; HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031704551     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025861     Document Type: Article

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