Being positive about selection

PLoS Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 0293-0295

  MacCallum, Catriona ^a   Hill, Emma ^a  

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COGNITION; EDITORIAL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; GENOME; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; NOTE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; GENOME; HUMANS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 33644982060     PISSN: 15457885     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040087     Document Type: Editorial

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