Recombination or mutation rate heterogeneity? Implications for mitochondrial eve

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 84-90

  Hagelberg, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DNA RECOMBINATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW;

EID: 0037302506     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(02)00048-3     Document Type: Article

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