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Original Article

The Analysis of New Short-Period Circadian Rhythm Mutants Suggests Features of D. Melanogaster Period Gene Function

Joan E. Rutila Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Waltham, MA, 02254
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Isaac Edery Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Waltham, MA, 02254
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Jeffrey C. Hall Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02254
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Michael Rosbash Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Waltham, MA, 02254
Pages 101-113 | Received 13 Dec 1991, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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