A comparative survey of the frequency and distribution of polymorphism in the genome of Xenopus tropicalis.

Naturally occurring DNA sequence variation within a species underlies evolutionary adaptation and can give rise to phenotypic changes that provide novel insight into biological questions. This variation exists in laboratory populations just as in wild populations and, in addition to being a source o...

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Main Authors: Chris Showell, Samantha Carruthers, Amanda Hall, Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, Derek Stemple, Frank L Conlon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3150332?pdf=render