Why are some genetic diseases common? Distinguishing selection from other processes by molecular analysis of globin gene variants.
Various processes (selection, mutation, migration and genetic drift) are known to determine the frequency of genetic disease in human populations, but so far it has proved almost impossible to decide to what extent each is responsible for the presence of a particular genetic disease. The techniques...
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Springer-Verlag
1993
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