Excess heterozygosity and scarce genetic differentiation in the populations of Phoenix dactylifera L.: Human impact or ecological determinants

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-104

  Elshibli, Sakina ^a   Korpelainen, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Genetic; Heterozygosity; Microsatellite markers; Phoenix dactylifera; Populations

Indexed keywords

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 68349125473     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: 1479263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1479262108060905     Document Type: Article

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