Concerted evolution: Molecular mechanism and biological implications

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-30

  Liao, Daiqing ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0033360956     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302221     Document Type: Article

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