The genetic basis of inbreeding depression

Genetical Research

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 329-340

  Charlesworth, Brian ^a   Charlesworth, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC SELECTION; INBREEDING; PLANT; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; INBREEDING; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 0033384124     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672399004152     Document Type: Article

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