Mosaicism and chimerism as components of intraorganismal genetic heterogeneity

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1187-1188

  Santelices, B ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHIMERA; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOSAICISM; NOTE; PHENOTYPE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; CHIMERA; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOSAICISM; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 8144221580     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00813.x     Document Type: Note

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