Y-chromosome polymorphism in species B and C of Anopheles culicifacies complex

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 379-383

  Adak, T ^a   Kaur, Sarbjit ^a   Wattal, Suman ^a   Nanda, Nutan ^a   Sharma, V P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031309207     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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