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Caryologia
International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics
Volume 63, 2010 - Issue 4
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Original Articles

C-heterochromatin and NORs distrubution of mole rat, Nannospalax xanthodon from Aksaray, Turkey

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Pages 398-404 | Received 08 Jul 2010, Accepted 30 Nov 2010, Published online: 04 Feb 2014

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