Hox genes in arthropod development and evolution

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 373-374

  Akam, Michael ^a,b  

^a WELLCOME CRC INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032449107     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543151     Document Type: Conference Paper

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