Molecular Population Genetics of the Gene Encoding the Human Fertilization Protein Zonadhesin Reveals Rapid Adaptive Evolution
- 1 November 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in American Journal of Human Genetics
- Vol. 79 (5) , 820-830
- https://doi.org/10.1086/508473
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