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Human Y-chromosome: a hall of mirrors

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, 400 005, Mumbai, India

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Rao, B.J., Sengupta, K. Human Y-chromosome: a hall of mirrors. J. Biosci. 28, 533–534 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02703327

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