Microsatellite evolution: Markov transition functions for a suite of models

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-159

  Watkins, Joseph C ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Generating functions; Markov process; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANCESTRY; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; MARKOV CHAIN; MUTATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYLOGENETICS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; PROBABILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROBABILITY;

EID: 33846576592     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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