Even small SNP clusters are non-randomly distributed: is this evidence of mutational non-independence?

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Published in Proc Biol Sci on January 13, 2010

Authors

William Amos1

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1: Department of Zoology, Cambridge University, , Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK.

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