Molecules and morphology: where's the homology?

@article{Dickinson1995MoleculesAM,
  title={Molecules and morphology: where's the homology?},
  author={William J. Dickinson},
  journal={Trends in genetics : TIG},
  year={1995},
  volume={11 4},
  pages={
          119-21
        }
}
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