Has simple sequence repeat mutability been selected to facilitate evolutions?

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 331-342

  Kashi, Yechezkel ^a   King, David G ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Minisatellites; Mutability; Mutation rate; SSR

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; HERITABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 35549000153     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE_52_3-4_331     Document Type: Conference Paper

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