Genetic control of redundant systems

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-164

  Morris, J A ^a  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030851994     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(97)90221-8     Document Type: Article

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