Update on estimation of mutation rates using data from fluctuation experiments

Genetics

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 861-864

  Zheng, Qi ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUTATION RATE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN;

LURIA;

EID: 31544475667     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 00166731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.104.035774     Document Type: Article

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