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Mitochondrial DNA Part A
DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis
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Mitogenome Announcement

Many unique characteristics revealed by the complete mitochondrial genome of the scorpion Tityus serrulatus (Lutz e Mello 1922) (Chelicerata; Arachnida)

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Pages 3628-3629 | Received 23 Jun 2015, Accepted 18 Jul 2015, Published online: 15 Sep 2015

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