Discovery of numerous clusters of spontaneous mutations in the specific-locus test in mice necessitates major increases in estimates of doubling doses

Genetica

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 463-487

  Selby, P B ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clusters; Doubling dose; Radiation; Risk estimation; Specific locus test

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MUTATION; POPULATION GENETICS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0031828139     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5210-5_36     Document Type: Article

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