The genetic legacy of Mother Goose--phylogeographic patterns of lesser snow goose Chen caerulescens caerulescens maternal lineages.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.1992.tb00162.x

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The genetic legacy of Mother Goose--phylogeographic patterns of lesser snow goose Chen caerulescens caerulescens maternal lineages.

Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 1992

Quinn T W

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By using the polymerase chain reaction to amplify and sequence 178 bp of a rapidly evolving region of the mtDNA genome (segment I of the control region) from 81 individuals, approximately 11% of the variation present in the lesser snow goose Chen caerulescens caerulescens L. mitochondrial genome...

Topics

Animals
Base Sequence
Biological Evolution
DNA Primers
DNA, Mitochondrial
Ecosystem
Female
Geese
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Time Factors

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