Wrinkled peas & white-eyed fruit flies the molecular basis of two classical genetic traits

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 92-95

  Guilfoile, Patrick ^a  

^a BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0031285758     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4450256     Document Type: Article

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