Allozymic heterozygosity and morphological variation in house sparrows.

doi:10.1038/304628a0

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Allozymic heterozygosity and morphological variation in house sparrows.

Nature - 1 Jan 2000

Fleischer R C, Johnston R F, Klitz W J

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Several reports have shown that greater heterozygosity (both between individuals and between populations) is associated with lower morphological variance and asymmetry. Most previous work concerned poikilothermic organisms (for example, fish, butterflies, lizards, shellfish, salamanders and plant...

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Alleles
Animals
Birds
Female
Genetic Variation
Heterozygote
Male

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