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Using Phylogenetic Analysis to Investigate Eukaryotic Gene Origin
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[Molecular phylogeny of Turbellaria, based on data from comparing the nucleotide sequences of 18S ribosomal RNA

K D Kuznedelov, O A Timoshkin

    Molekuliarnaia Biologiia
    |May 1, 1995
    PubMed

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