DNA rearrangements and mating-type determination in Paramecium tetraurelia

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-8

  Forney, James ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYXOZOA; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031036537     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190103     Document Type: Article

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