The C. elegans genome sequencing project: a beginning

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Year: 1992
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Volume: 356
Issue: 6364
Pages: 37-41
Citations: 489
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                                    John Sulston, 
                                
                                    Z. Du, 
                                
                                    Karen Thomas
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1992). 
                            The C. elegans genome sequencing project: a beginning. 
                            Nature
                            , 356
                            (6364)
                            , 37-41.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/356037a0
                        

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The C. elegans genome sequencing project: a beginning

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