Sex determination in humans

BioEssays

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 955-963

  Schafer, Alan J ^a   Goodfellow, Peter N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030476277     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950181205     Document Type: Review

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