The mitochondrial genome of a monotreme—the platypus (Ornithrohynchus anatinus)
✍ Scribed by Axel Janke; Neil J. Gemmell; Gertaud Feldmaier-Fuchs; Arndt Haeseler; Svante Pääbo
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 934 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-2844
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