Masters change, slaves remain

BioEssays

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-4

  Graham, Patricia ^a   Penn, Jill K M ^a   Schedl, Paul ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITATA; CERATITIS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0037232776     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.10207     Document Type: Review

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