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Short tandem repeat polymorphisms in Japanese macaques: Their short repeat lengths and low informativ eness

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Watanabe, Y., Sakazume, T., Kurosaki, K. et al. Short tandem repeat polymorphisms in Japanese macaques: Their short repeat lengths and low informativ eness. Mammalian Genome 7, 383–385 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003359900110

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