Micronuclei with multiple copies of the X chromosome: do chromosomes replicate in micronuclei?
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عنوان ژورنال: Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0027-5107
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.03.004