A Bayesian approach for correcting for partial plating in fluctuation experiments

Genetics Research

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 351-356

  Zheng, Qi ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CELL MUTANT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUTATION;

BACTERIA; BAYES THEOREM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 80054908966     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: 14695073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672311000280     Document Type: Article

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