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Microsatellite Allele Size Homoplasy in the Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

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    John S. Taylor, Justina S.P. Sanny & Felix Breden

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Taylor, J.S., Sanny, J.S. & Breden, F. Microsatellite Allele Size Homoplasy in the Guppy (Poecilia reticulata). J Mol Evol 48, 245–247 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03356596

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