Comparative Genomics and the Evolution of Human Mitochondrial DNA: Assessing the Effects of Selection

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 229-238

  Elson, J L ^a   Turnbull, D M ^a   Howell, Neil ^b,c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Migenix Inc   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AT6 GENE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; COS1 GENE; EVOLUTION; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLOCK; ND4 GENE; ND6 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0842285683     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381505     Document Type: Article

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