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Nature Genetics  18, 19 - 24 (1998)
doi:10.1038/ng0198-19

Experimental strategies for the genetic dissection of complex traits in animal models

Ariel Darvasi1

1The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609-1500, USA. Current address: SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, NSFP Third Avenue, Harlow, Essex, CM 19 5AW, UK. e-mail: darvasi@jax.org


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