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The use of RAPD in ecotoxicology.
Mutation research - 1 May 2004
De Wolf Hans, Blust Ronny, Backeljau Thierry
Abstract excerpt
Toxic compounds may interfere with the genetic constitution of populations, either directly through mutagenic activity, or indirectly via population-mediated processes (i.e. selection, bottleneck). These processes are initiated when toxic compounds reduce the survival and/or fecundity of exposed organisms, either through the accumulation of unfavorable mutations or when they adversely affect the physiology of an...
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