Evolution of the homeobox complex in the Diptera

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 15, 2003, Pages

  Lewis, Edward B ^a   Pfeiffer, Barret D ^b   Mathog, David R ^a   Celniker, Susan E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0043204234     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00520-7     Document Type: Note

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