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. 1928 Jul 1;13(4):279-357.

doi: 10.1093/genetics/13.4.279.

The Measurement of Gene Mutation Rate in Drosophila, Its High Variability, and Its Dependence upon Temperature

H J Muller¹

Affiliations

PMID: 17246553
PMCID: PMC1200984
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/13.4.279

The Measurement of Gene Mutation Rate in Drosophila, Its High Variability, and Its Dependence upon Temperature

H J Muller. Genetics. 1928.

. 1928 Jul 1;13(4):279-357.

doi: 10.1093/genetics/13.4.279.

Author

H J Muller¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Texas, Austin, Texas.

PMID: 17246553
PMCID: PMC1200984
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/13.4.279

No abstract available

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