New solutions to an ancient riddle: Defining the differences between Adam and Eve

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 933-942

  Roberts, Lori M ^a   Shen, Jennifer ^a   Ingraham, Holly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOLOGY; GENE DOSAGE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

APLECTRUM;

EID: 0033361930     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302601     Document Type: Article

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