Human Y-chromosome: A hall of mirrors

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 533-534

  Rao, B J ^a   Sengupta, Kundan ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME;

AMPLICON; DIPLOIDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CHROMOSOME; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0141813780     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703327     Document Type: Short Survey

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