Human mitochondrial DNA recombination: Can it be true?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 181-182

  Hey, J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DNA RECOMBINATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; NOTE;

EID: 0034005498     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(00)01856-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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