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The loss of genetic diversity in the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius Martens) as revealed by DNA fingerprinting

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Wu, XC. The loss of genetic diversity in the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius Martens) as revealed by DNA fingerprinting. J Genet 84, 323–327 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02715804

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