To b(gl) or not to b(gl): how cryptic are “cryptic” genes?

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Developmental Biology and Genetics Laboratory, Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, 560 012, Bangalore, India
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Mahadevan, S. To b(gl) or not to b(gl): how cryptic are “cryptic” genes?. J. Biosci. 23, 537–538 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02709161

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