Mutation and evolution of microsatellites in Drosophila melanogaster

Genetica

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 359-367

  Schug, Malcolm D ^a   Hutter, Carolyn M ^a   Noor, Mohamed A F ^a   Aquadro, Charles F ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Microsatellites; Mutation rate; Recombination; Variation

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MICROSATELLITE DNA; MUTATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MAMMALIA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 7344249038     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1017083025154     Document Type: Article

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