The complexity of the genotype-phenotype relationship and the limitations of using genetic "markers" at the individual level

Science in Context

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 373-389

  Templeton, Alan R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032163917     PISSN: 02698897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269889700003082     Document Type: Article

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