DNA polymorphism in the beta-Esterase gene cluster of Drosophila melanogaster.

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Published in Genetics on June 01, 2003

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Evgeniy S Balakirev1, V R Chechetkin, V V Lobzin, Francisco J Ayala

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1: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine 92697-2525, USA.

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