A reanalysis of the indirect evidence for recombination in human mitochondrial DNA

Heredity

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 282-288

  Piganeau, G ^a   Eyre Walker, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Linkage disequilibrium; Recombination in mtDNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RECOMBINATION;

ARTICLE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 1842833437     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800413     Document Type: Article

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