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Simultaneous inference of selection and population growth from patterns of variation in the human genome

Thu, 2011-08-04 01:08 -- John Hawks
TitleSimultaneous inference of selection and population growth from patterns of variation in the human genome
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2005
AuthorsWilliamson, SH, Hernandez, R, Fledel-Alon, A, Zhu, L, Nielsen, R, Bustamante, CD
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U. S. A.
Volume102
Pagination7882–7887
Keywords*file-import-10-07-11
URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0502300102
DOI10.1073/pnas.0502300102
Citation KeyWilliamson:2005

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