Forensic science: DNA fingerprinting in matters of family and crime
β Scribed by Dodd, Barbara E.
- Book ID
- 109742095
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 251 KB
- Volume
- 318
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/318506a0
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