Molecular marker suggests rapid changes of sex-determining mechanisms in Australian dragon lizards.

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Published in Chromosome Res on January 27, 2009

Authors

Tariq Ezaz1, Alexander E Quinn, Stephen D Sarre, Denis O'Meally, Arthur Georges, Jennifer A Marshall Graves

Author Affiliations

1: Comparative Genomics Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, The Australian National University, GPO Box 475, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Tariq.Ezaz@canberra.edu.au

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