Reduced levels of microsatellite variability on the neo-Y chromosome of Drosophila miranda

Current Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 1025-1031

  Bachtrog, Doris ^a   Charlesworth, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MIRANDA;

EID: 0034618763     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00656-4     Document Type: Article

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