The frequency distribution of nucleotide variation in Drosophila simulans

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1343-1352

  Begun, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA variation; Drosophila; Molecular evolution; Natural selection; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CODON; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; X CHROMOSOME;

DROSOPHILA SIMULANS;

EID: 0034938613     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003918     Document Type: Article

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