On the size distribution of private microsatellite alleles

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 100-113

  Szpiech, Zachary A ^a   Rosenberg, Noah A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalescent; Microsatellites; Private alleles

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; COALESCENCE; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HOMINID; MUTATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION;

ALLELES; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUTATION;

EID: 79960628454     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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