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Clustered microsatellite mutations in the pipefish Syngnathus typhle.
Genetics - 1 Jul 1999
Jones A G, Rosenqvist G, Berglund A, Avise J C
Abstract excerpt
Clustered mutations are copies of a mutant allele that enter a population's gene pool together due to replication from a premeiotic germline mutation and distribution to multiple successful gametes of an individual. Although the phenomenon has been studied in Drosophila and noted in a few other species, the topic has received scant attention despite claims of being of major importance to population genetics...
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