Population-specific links between heterozygosity and the rate human microsatellite evolution

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-221

  Amos, William ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Distance from Africa; Genetic variation; Heterozygote instability; Human; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

EID: 79953327095     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-010-9423-2     Document Type: Article

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