A case of a reciprocal translocation between the Y and No. 1 chromosomes
β Scribed by Kouji Narahara; Hiroshi Yabuuchi; Shunsuke Kimura; Hiroshi Kimoto
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 854 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-232X
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