Allozymic variation in four Indian species of genus Mus: A comparative analysis

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-80

  Awasthi, M ^a   Bhat, K V ^b   Anand, R K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Heterogeneity; Mus booduga; Mus musculus; Mus platythrix; Mus terricolor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033267368     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02924558     Document Type: Article

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