The neutral theory in the genomic era

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 642-646

  Fay, Justin C ^a   Wu, Chung I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DROSOPHILA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEUTRAL GENE THEORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0035546129     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(00)00247-1     Document Type: Review

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