Quantitative trait loci for fluctuating asymmetry of discrete skeletal characters in mice

Heredity

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 509-518

  Leamy, Larry J ^a   Routman, Eric J ^b   Cheverud, James M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Directional asymmetry; Fluctuating asymmetry; Mice; Quantitative trait loci; Skeletal traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032055450     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00320.x     Document Type: Article

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