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. 1998 Jan;148(1):7–12. doi: 10.1093/genetics/148.1.7

An Oak Ridge legacy: the specific locus test and its role in mouse mutagenesis.

A P Davis 1, M J Justice 1
PMCID: PMC1459763  PMID: 9475716

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