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Rapid isolation of mitochondrial DNA fromDrosophila adults

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  1. Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of La Laguna 38208 Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

    J. M. Afonso, J. Pestano & M. Hernández

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This work was supported by CAYCYT Grant PR84-0396.

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Afonso, J.M., Pestano, J. & Hernández, M. Rapid isolation of mitochondrial DNA fromDrosophila adults. Biochem Genet 26, 381–386 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02401791

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