An experimental test on the probability of extinction of new genetic variants

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Chelo, Ivo M ^a   Nédli, Judit ^a   Gordo, Isabel ^a   Teotónio, Henrique ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTINCTION; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; NEMATODE; PROBABILITY;

ADAPTATION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INBRED STRAIN; POPULATION GENETICS; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROBABILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884227685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3417     Document Type: Article

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