Sex chromosomes: Evolving dosage compensation

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 25, 1998, Pages

  Charlesworth, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032585575     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)00013-x     Document Type: Article

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