Human female meiosis: New insights into an error-prone process

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Warburton, D ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOGENETICS; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; NONDISJUNCTION; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRISOMY;

EID: 0030863568     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513911     Document Type: Editorial

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