Gene conversion and different population histories may explain the contrast between polymorphism and linkage disequilibrium levels

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 831-843

  Frisse, L ^a   Hudson, R R ^b   Bartoszewicz, A ^a   Wall, J D ^b   Donfack, J ^a   Di Rienzo, A ^a  

^a Department of Human Genetics ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE CONVERSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034835229     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323612     Document Type: Article

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