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Toward a Geographical History of the Predominant and Secondary Mutations in Europe

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The Identification of the CF (Cystic Fibrosis) Gene

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One aim of population genetics studies is to account for observed genetic differentiation between populations by discriminating between factors which might have played a major role in the genetic features of human populations, mutation, migrations, genetic drift and natural selection.

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Serre, J.L. (1991). Toward a Geographical History of the Predominant and Secondary Mutations in Europe. In: Tsui, LC., Romeo, G., Greger, R., Gorini, S. (eds) The Identification of the CF (Cystic Fibrosis) Gene. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 290. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5934-0_8

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