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. 1968 Oct 1;39(1):222–228. doi: 10.1083/jcb.39.1.222

A SIZE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MITOCHONDRIAL DNA MOLECULES OF URODELE AND ANURAN AMPHIBIA

David R Wolstenholme 1, Igor B Dawid 1
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