Article
Defining and interpreting intraspecific molecular variation.
Veterinary parasitology - 22 Nov 2001
Rosenthal B M
Abstract excerpt
Defining the extent and character of intraspecific genetic variation provides important information about gene function and organismal history. Powerful tests may be applied to sequenced alleles in order to critically examine whether natural selection is responsible for limiting or elevating intraspecific polymorphism in particular genes. Unconventional patterns of sequence variation and unusual allelic frequency...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Humans
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Phylogeny
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Selection, Genetic
