Commentary: The objection is sustained: A defence of the defense of beanbag genetics

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 451-454

  Borges, Renee M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NOTE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 44949109040     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn050     Document Type: Note

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