Bayesian estimation of range for microsatellite loci

Genetical Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-177

  Stefanini, Federico M ^a   Feldman, Marcus W ^b  

^a Unirersita degli Studi di Firenze ^*  (Italy)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION RATE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS;

BAYES THEOREM; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 0034085795     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672399004280     Document Type: Article

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