Microsatellite Allele Size Homoplasy in the Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 245-247

  Taylor, John S ^a   Sanny, Justina S P ^a   Breden, Felix ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; DATA ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LETTER; MUTATION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, SATELLITE; POECILIA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 0032903894     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03356596     Document Type: Letter

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