Deleterious mutation accumulation in organelle genomes

Genetica

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 29-39

  Lynch, Michael ^a   Blanchard, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroplast genome; Deleterious mutation; Mitochondrial genome; Muller's ratchet; Ribosomal RNA; Transfer RNA

Indexed keywords

CENTROMERE; CHLOROPLAST GENETICS; GENOME ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; MUTATION; POPULATION GENETICS; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 7344254101     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5210-5_3     Document Type: Article

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