Tracking mtDNA heteroplasmy through multiple generations in the north atlantic right whale (eubalaena glacialis)

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-239

  McLeod, Brenna A ^a   White, Bradley N ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control region; Eubalaena glacialis; Genetic diversity; Matriline; Mutation; Paternal leakage

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROPLASMY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHALE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; KARYOTYPING; PEDIGREE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WHALES;

EUBALAENA GLACIALIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77249163657     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esp098     Document Type: Article

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