Conserved primary and secondary structural motifs of amphibian 12S rRNA, domain III

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 599-604

  Kjer, Karl M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031452231     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565621     Document Type: Article

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