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Chromosomal Localization and Heterochromatin Association of Ribosomal RNA Gene Loci and Silver-stained Nucleolar Organizer Regions in Salmonid Fishes

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Chromosomal Localization and Heterochromatin Association of Ribosomal RNA Gene Loci and Silver-stained Nucleolar Organizer Regions in Salmonid Fishes. Chromosome Res 6, 463–471 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009200428369

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