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Estimate of the Mutation Rate per Nucleotide in Humans
Michael W. Nachman, Susan L. Crowell
Genetics September 1, 2000 vol. 156 no. 1 297-304
Michael W. Nachman
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
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Michael W. Nachman, Susan L. Crowell
Genetics September 1, 2000 vol. 156 no. 1 297-304
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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
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Estimate of the Mutation Rate per Nucleotide in Humans
Michael W. Nachman, Susan L. Crowell
Genetics September 1, 2000 vol. 156 no. 1 297-304
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