Unraveling the Genetic Basis of Hybrid Vigor

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Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 2006 Aug 30

PMID 16938847

Citations 63

Authors

James A Birchler

Hong Yao

Sivanandan Chudalayandi

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