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Interaction between the gene daughterless and X-chromosome heterochromatin in Drosophila melanogaster

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Journal Paper Number 6352 of Purdue University Agricultural Experiments Station. Based in part on a dissertation submitted by the senior author in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Philosophy degree at Purdue University. Joint contribution from the North Central Region, ARS, USDA and Purdue University.

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Picologlou, S., Bell, A.E. & Rogler, J.C. Interaction between the gene daughterless and X-chromosome heterochromatin in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetica 48, 201–206 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155571

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