Microsatellites as targets of natural selection

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 285-298

  Haasl, Ryan J ^a   Payseur, Bret A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fitness landscape; Friedreich's ataxia; Microsatellites; Natural selection; Population genetic inference; Tandem repeats

Indexed keywords

FRATAXIN; MICROSATELLITE DNA; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DIPLOIDY; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; INTRON; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MUTATION RATE; NATURAL SELECTION; SIMULATION; TANDEM REPEAT; ALGORITHM; ALLELE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ALGORITHMS; ALLELES; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC FITNESS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; SELECTION, GENETIC; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879305855     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mss247     Document Type: Article

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