Recombination and the power of statistical tests of neutrality

Genetical Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-79

  Wall, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE SEGREGATION; GENEALOGY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MUTATION RATE; NEUTRAL GENE THEORY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032884643     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672399003870     Document Type: Article

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