Hox genes: From master genes to micromanagers

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 19, 1998, Pages

  Akam, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032563793     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70433-6     Document Type: Article

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