Chromosomal patterns of microsatellite variability contrast sharply in African and non-African populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Genetics

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 247-256

  Kauer, M ^a   Zangerl, B ^a   Dieringer, D ^a   Schlotterer C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INSECT GENETICS; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; X CHROMOSOME;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS); X CHROMOSOME;

ARACHNIDA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0036160352     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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