Genealogy in the era of genomics

American Scientist

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 158-165

  Manrubia, Susanna C ^a   Derrida, Bernard ^b   Zanette, Damián H ^c  

^a CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c INSTITUTO BALSEIRO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENEALOGY;

EID: 0037337774     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/2003.2.158     Document Type: Article

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