Zygosity testing: Current status and evolving issues

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 699-707

  Keith, Louis ^a   Machin, Geoffrey ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chorion; Multiple pregnancy; Twins; Zygote

Indexed keywords

CHORION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FETUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TWIN PREGNANCY; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0030702793     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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