Positive correlation between recombination rate and nucleotide diversity is shown under domestication selection in the chicken genome

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 746-750

  Fang, Lin ^b   Ye, Jia ^b   Li, Ning ^a,b   Zhang, Yong ^a,b   Li, SongGang ^a,b   Wong, Gane Ka Shu ^c   Wang, Jun ^a,b,d,e  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation   (China)

^b BGI SHENZHEN   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chicken; Domestication selection; Nucleotide diversity; Positive correlation; Recombination rate

Indexed keywords

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EID: 43249091960     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-0159-y     Document Type: Article

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