On the evolution of recombination and meiosis

Genetical Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-131

  Gessler, Damian D G ^a   Xu, Shizhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GAMETE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MEIOSIS; MODEL;

EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MEIOSIS; MODELS, GENETIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032963337     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001667239800367X     Document Type: Article

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