Inferences on genome-wide deleterious mutation rates in inbred populations of Drosophila and mice

Genetica

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 229-239

  Caballero, Armando ^a   Keightley, Peter D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Fertility; Natural selection; Population genetics; Viability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA; INSECTA; RODENTIA;

EID: 7344253043     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5210-5_19     Document Type: Article

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