The rate and effects distribution of viability mutation in Drosophila: Minimum distance estimation

Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1130-1139

  García Dorado, Aurora ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distribution of viability mutational effects; Drosophila melanogaster; Viability mutation rate

Indexed keywords

MUTATION; MUTATIONAL LOAD PARADOX; VIABILITY MUTATION;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0343247818     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb03960.x     Document Type: Article

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