Candidate Gene Identification Approach: Progress and Challenges
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Candidate Gene Identification Approach: Progress and Challenges
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Biological Sciences
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1449-2288
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.3.420