Draft An Unusually Simple HP 1 Gene Set in Hymenopteran Insects
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Journal: Biochemistry and Cell Biology Manuscript ID bcb-2015-0046.R2 Manuscript Type: Article Date Submitted by the Author: 17-Jun-2015 Complete List of Authors: Fang, Christopher; Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, W. M. Keck Science Department Schmitz, Lars; Claremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, W. M. Keck Science Department Ferree, Patrick; Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, W. M. Keck Science Department
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