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Fol. Biol. 2003, 49, 115-117

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2003049030115

Xstir Polymorphism and Absence of Sex Linkage in Xenopus laevis ME2 Gene

Jaroslav Mácha, T. Tlapáková, V. Krylov, V. Kopský

Department of Animal Physiology and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Received January 2003
Accepted March 2003

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