Allele diversity and germline mutation at the insulin minisatellite

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 713-723

  Stead, John D H ^a   Jeffreys, Alec J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA MINISATELLITE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERM LINE; HUMAN; MUTATION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM;

EID: 0034701243     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.5.713     Document Type: Article

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