Factors affecting levels of genetic diversity in natural populations

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 353, Issue 1366, 1998, Pages 177-186

  Amos, William ^a  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Genetic variability; Heterozygosity; Meiotic drive; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIVERSITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0032574337     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1998.0200     Document Type: Article

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