Simulation of genomes: A review

Current Genomics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-159

  Carvajal Rodríguez, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COALESCENT SIMULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FORWARD SIMULATION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HAPLOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR;

EID: 46049089628     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920208784340759     Document Type: Review

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