Population-Genetic Basis of Haplotype Blocks in the 5q31 Region

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-49

  Anderson, Eric C ^a   Slatkin, Montgomery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CHROMOSOME NOR; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0346373663     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381040     Document Type: Article

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