Genome patterns of selection and introgression of haplotypes in natural populations of the house mouse (Mus musculus).

General parameters of selection, such as the frequency and strength of positive selection in natural populations or the role of introgression, are still insufficiently understood. The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a particularly well-suited model system to approach such questions, since it has a def...

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Main Authors: Fabian Staubach, Anna Lorenc, Philipp W Messer, Kun Tang, Dmitri A Petrov, Diethard Tautz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3431316?pdf=render