Causes and Consequences of Recombination Rate Variation in Drosophila
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Causes and Consequences of Recombination Rate Variation in Drosophila by Laurie Sherie Stevison Department of Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Mohamed Noor, Supervisor ___________________________ Corbin D. Jones ___________________________ Thomas Mitchell-Olds ___________________________ Gregory Wray ___________________________ David MacAlpine An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Biology in the Graduate School of Duke University 2011 Copyright by Laurie Sherie Stevison 2011
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