Sequence variation in ZFX introns in human populations

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 138-142

  Huang, Wei ^a   Fu, Yun Xin ^a   Chang, Benny H J ^a   Gu, Xun ^a   Jorde, Lynn B ^b   Li, Wen Hsiung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alu; Origin of modern humans; Sequence variation; ZFX intron

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA;

ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTRON; MUTATION RATE;

EID: 0031935780     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025910     Document Type: Article

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