Measurement of nematode genome size by flow cytometry

Nematology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 609-

  Leroy, Stéphanie ^a   Morand, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOME; NEMATODE;

FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOME SIZE; NEMATODE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 18644375505     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685410260438881     Document Type: Conference Paper

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