Nuclear DNA analyses in genetic studies of populations: Practice, problems and prospects

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 563-584

  Zhang, De Xing ^a   Hewitt, Godfrey M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DHPLC; Microsatellite; Mitochondrial; Nuclear SNP; Rate of evolution; Recombination and selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0037350984     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01773.x     Document Type: Review

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