Programming the Drosophila embryo

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 391-445

  Bodnar, John W ^a  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODEL; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031582803     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0328     Document Type: Article

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