Dosage compensation: roX marks the spot

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 21, 1999, Pages

  Lucchesi, John C ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA;

EID: 0033523923     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80495-3     Document Type: Article

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