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Genetical Implications of the Structure of Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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WATSON, J., CRICK, F. Genetical Implications of the Structure of Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Nature 171, 964–967 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171964b0

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