Genome size: Does bigger mean worse?

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Charlesworth, Brian ^a   Barton, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842587751     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.02.054     Document Type: Review

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