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Genetics of cattails in radioactively contaminated areas around Chornobyl.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2006
Tsyusko Olga V, Smith Michael H, Oleksyk Taras K, Goryanaya Julia, Glenn Travis C
Abstract excerpt
Research on populations from radioactively contaminated areas around Chornobyl has produced ambiguous results for the presence of radiation effects. More studies are needed to provide information on whether radiation exposure at Chornobyl significantly affected genetic diversity in natural populations of various taxa. Eleven and nine variable microsatellite loci were used to test for differences in genetic...
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