Novel mutation processes in the evolution of a haploid minisatellite, MSY1: array homogenization without homogenization

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 655-659

  Bouzekri, Nourdine ^a,b,d   Taylor, Paul G ^b   Hammer, Michael F ^c   Jobling, Mark A ^b  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA MINISATELLITE;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Y CHROMOSOME;

HAPLOIDY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; NIGERIA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIATION (GENETICS); Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031924630     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.4.655     Document Type: Article

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