Two levels of information in DNA: Relationship of Romanes' 'intrinsic' variability of the reproductive system, and Bateson's 'residue' to the species-dependent component of the base composition, (C + G)%

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-61

  Forsdyke, D R ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

DNA; EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; EVOLUTION; HYBRID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

VICTORIA;

EID: 0033533934     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.1013     Document Type: Article

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