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Disorter-double translocation heterozygote systems in Aedes aegypti

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The work was carried out at the WHO/ICMR Research Unit on Genetic Control of mosquitoes, New Delhi, India.

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Suguna, S.G., Curtis, C.F., Kazmi, S.J. et al. Disorter-double translocation heterozygote systems in Aedes aegypti. Genetica 47, 117–123 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120176

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