Mitochondrial Steve: Paternal inheritance of mitochondria in humans

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 2-4

  Bromham, Lindell ^a   Eyre Walker, Adam ^a   Smith, Noel H ^a   Smith, John Maynard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

EID: 0037220303     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(02)00009-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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