Microsatellite evolution: Testing the ascertainment bias hypothesis

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 256-260

  Crawford, Allan M ^a   Kappes, Steven M ^b   Paterson, Korena A ^a   DeGotari, Mauricio J ^b   Dodds, Ken G ^a   Freking, Brad A ^b   Stone, Roger T ^b   Beattie, Craig W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascertainment bias; Cattle; Microsatellite; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ALLELISM; ARTICLE; CATTLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HYPOTHESIS; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; SHEEP;

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031937733     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006301     Document Type: Article

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