Chromosoma

, Volume 100, Issue 6, pp 355–359 | Cite as

Dispersed repeats in plant genomes

  • David R. Smyth
Chromosoma Focus

Keywords

Developmental Biology Plant Genome Disperse Repeat 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • David R. Smyth
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  1. 1.Department of Genetics and Developmental BiologyMonash UniversityClaytonAustralia

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