Sex chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA polymorphism in birds: The Hill-Robertson effects extend from nucleus to mitochondria

Heredity

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-358

  Marais, G A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES;

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; CELL NUCLEUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MUTATION; NOTE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 34748925847     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6801034     Document Type: Note

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