[Natural hybridization between two subspecies of the house mouse, Mus musculus domesticus and Mus musculus castaneus, near Lake Casitas, California].

doi:10.1139/g97-109

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[Natural hybridization between two subspecies of the house mouse, Mus musculus domesticus and Mus musculus castaneus, near Lake Casitas, California].

Genome - 1 Feb 1998

Orth A, Adama T, Din W, Bonhomme F

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The house mouse Mus musculus is a polytypic species, distributed worldwide, with three main subspecies: M. m. musculus in the North-East of Eurasia, M. m. castaneus in South-East Asia, and M. m. domesticus in Europe, the Near-East, and Africa. This last subspecies may also be found in Australia a...

Topics

Animals
Base Sequence
California
DNA, Mitochondrial
Enzymes
Genetic Variation
Heterozygote
Hybridization, Genetic
Linkage Disequilibrium
Male
Mice
Polymorphism, Genetic
Species Specificity
Y Chromosome

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