Low genetic variability in a natural alpine marmot population (Marmota marmota, Sciuridae) revealed by DNA fingerprinting.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.1994.tb00074.x

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Low genetic variability in a natural alpine marmot population (Marmota marmota, Sciuridae) revealed by DNA fingerprinting.

Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 1994

Rassmann K, Arnold W, Tautz D

Abstract excerpt

Genetic heterogeneity is usually considered an important factor for the viability of a population, yet there are cases in which populations sustain themselves despite virtual homozygosity. A prior step to studying the effects of such low levels of genetic variability can be the analysis of its ca...

Topics

Animals
DNA Fingerprinting
Genetic Variation
Heterozygote
Homozygote
Marmota
Mutation
Population Density

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