The death of a microsatellite: A phylogenetic perspective on microsatellite interruptions [2]

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 567-572

  Taylor, John S ^a   Durkin, Jonathan M H ^a   Breden, Felix ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evolution; Interruption; Microsatellite; Mutation; Phylogeny; Poecilia

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

DEATH; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LETTER; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

POECILIA;

EID: 0032900738     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026138     Document Type: Letter

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