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What traits are carried on mobile genetic elements, and why?
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- Rankin, D. J., Rocha, E. P. C., & Brown, S. P.
- Venue
- Heredity
- Published
- 2010-03-24
- Volume
- 106
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-10
- ISSN
- 0018-067X (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2540
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- W1973375098
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- References
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- FWCI
- 7.88
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- Language
- en
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- green
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