Mitochondrial DNA as a marker of molecular diversity: a reappraisal

Over the last three decades, mitochondrial DNA has been the most popular marker of molecular diversity, for a combination of technical ease-of-use considerations, and supposed biological and evolutionary properties of clonality, near-neutrality and clock-like nature of its substitution rate. Reviewi...

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Published in:	Molecular ecology Vol. 18; no. 22; pp. 4541 - 4550
Main Authors:	Galtier, N, Nabholz, B, Glemin, S, Hurst, G.D.D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	adaptation Biodiversity Biologi Biology Biomarkers DNA, Mitochondrial DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics Evolution, Molecular Genetic Markers Genetic Speciation Genetic Variation genetics Genetics, Population Genome, Mitochondrial Genomics Inheritance Patterns Mitochondrial DNA mitochondrial genome Molecular biology molecular clock Mutation mutation hotspots NATURAL SCIENCES NATURVETENSKAP population recombination Selection, Genetic Wolbachio
ISSN:	0962-1083, 1365-294X, 1365-294X
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