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Michael W. Nachman

Researcher at University of California, Berkeley

Publications -  125
Citations -  13733

Michael W. Nachman is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: House mice & Population. The author has an hindex of 64, co-authored 116 publications receiving 12528 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael W. Nachman include Cornell University & University of Michigan.

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Estimate of the Mutation Rate per Nucleotide in Humans

TL;DR: Comparison of rates of evolution for X-linked and autosomal pseudogenes suggests that the male mutation rate is 4 times the female mutation rate, but provides no evidence for a reduction in mutation rate that is specific to the X chromosome.
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The genetic basis of adaptive melanism in pocket mice

TL;DR: The molecular changes underlying adaptive coat color variation in a natural population of rock pocket mice, Chaetodipus intermedius, are described and four mutations in the melanocortin-1-receptor gene seem to be responsible for adaptive melanism in one population of lava-dwelling pocket mice.
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Recombination rate variation and speciation: theoretical predictions and empirical results from rabbits and mice

TL;DR: Both speciation and population-genetic models that make explicit predictions about how the rate of recombination influences patterns of genetic variation within and between species are reviewed and empirical data of DNA sequence variation in rabbits and mice is compared.