Molecular systematics: Perfect SINEs of evolutionary history?

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 21, 1999, Pages

  Miyamoto, Michael M ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENY; SHORT INTERSPERSED REPEAT; SYSTEMATICS;

EID: 0033523981     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80498-9     Document Type: Article

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