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Evolution of Chemical Signals

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Human Population Genetics

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Chemical signals comprise a wide assortment of molecules that play various key-roles in organisms as diverse as E. coli and elephant. The evolution of these signals and certain aspects of the genetics of histocompatibility in mice and men are relevant to the theme of this conference. These have been discussed and certain new findings on chemical signals in the tiger mentioned.

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    R. L. Brahmachary & Mousumi Poddar Sarkar

  2. Wetland Management Laboratory, Calcutta, India

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Brahmachary, R.L., Sarkar, M.P., Dutta, J. (1993). Evolution of Chemical Signals. In: Majumder, P.P. (eds) Human Population Genetics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2970-5_7

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