Early transcription in different animal species: implication for transition from maternal to zygotic control in development

Yannick Andéol

doi:10.1007/bf00189062

journal article Oct 01, 1994

Early transcription in different animal species: implication for transition from maternal to zygotic control in development

Yannick Andéol

Roux's Archives of Developmental Biology Vol. 204 No. 1 pp. 3-10 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Yannick Andéol (1994). Early transcription in different animal species: implication for transition from maternal to zygotic control in development. Roux's Archives of Developmental Biology, 204(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00189062

Early transcription in different animal species: implication for transition from maternal to zygotic control in development

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