Transposition of the I element and copia in a natural population of Drosophila melanogaster

Genetical Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 121-128

  Leigh Brown, Andrew J ^a   Moss, Julie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84971790749     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: 14695073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672300026914     Document Type: Article

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