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Analysis of the complete mitochondrial genomes of two forensically important blowfly species: Lucilia caesar and Lucilia illustris

Kathleen R. SchoofsSchool of Forensic and Applied Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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Urszula Krzeminska AhmadzaiSchool of Forensic and Applied Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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William GoodwinSchool of Forensic and Applied Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1114-1116 | Received 26 Feb 2018, Accepted 18 Mar 2018, Published online: 09 Oct 2018

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