The constraints of finite size in asexual populations and the rate of the ratchet.

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• Publication year

  1995

• Venue

  Genetical research

• Publication date

  1995-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1017/S0016672300034686PMID 16553995
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