Meiosis: Avoiding inappropriate relationships

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 23, 1998, Pages

  Haber, James E ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032547997     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(07)00524-6     Document Type: Review

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