Within- and between-species DNA sequence variation and the 'footprint' of natural selection.

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Published in Gene on September 30, 1999

Authors

H Akashi1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045-2201, USA.

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