Different patterns of expansion/contraction during the evolution of an mtDNA simple repeat.
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*Departments of Radiation Oncology and Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; †MitoKor, San Diego, California; and ‡Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia; Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; and the Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Molecular biology and evolution
دوره 18 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001