The mitochondrial genome is large and variable in a family of plants (Cucurbitaceae)

@article{Ward1981TheMG,
  title={The mitochondrial genome is large and variable in a family of plants (Cucurbitaceae)},
  author={Bernard Lloyd Ward and Robert S Anderson and Arnold J. Bendich},
  journal={Cell},
  year={1981},
  volume={25},
  pages={793-803}
}
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