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Phylogenetic relationship among termite families based on DNA sequence of mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene

S Kambhampati1, K M Kjer, B L Thorne

  • 1Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506, USA.

Insect Molecular Biology
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