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Ends of chromosomes inPolycelis tenuis (Platyhelminthes) have telomere repeat TTAGGG

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  1. Zoological Institute RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Boris I. Joffe

  2. Biological Institute, St. Petersburg University, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Irina V. Solovei

  3. Department of Zoology, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH, Leicester, UK

    Herbert C. Macgregor

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Joffe, B.I., Solovei, I.V. & Macgregor, H.C. Ends of chromosomes inPolycelis tenuis (Platyhelminthes) have telomere repeat TTAGGG. Chromosome Res 4, 323–324 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02263686

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