Genome-wide variation in the human and fruitfly: a comparison

Charles F. Aquadro; Vanessa Bauer DuMont; Floyd A. Reed

doi:10.1016/s0959-437x(00)00245-8

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BiologyNatural selectionNucleotide diversityEvolutionary biologyDrosophila melanogasterFounder effectRecombinationGenomeGeneticsBackground selectionSelection (genetic algorithm)Negative selectionGenetic variationPopulationGeneGenotypeHaplotypeDemography

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Cornell University US

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Year: 2001
Type: review
Volume: 11
Issue: 6
Pages: 627-634
Citations: 93
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                                    Charles F. Aquadro, 
                                
                                    Vanessa Bauer DuMont, 
                                
                                    Floyd A. Reed
                                
                            (2001). 
                            Genome-wide variation in the human and fruitfly: a comparison. 
                            Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
                            , 11
                            (6)
                            , 627-634.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0959-437x(00)00245-8

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Genome-wide variation in the human and fruitfly: a comparison

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