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Population genetic structure based on SSR markers in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) from various regions contiguous to the centres of origin of the species

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Falahati-Anbaran, M., Habashi, A.A., Esfahany, M. et al. Population genetic structure based on SSR markers in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) from various regions contiguous to the centres of origin of the species. J Genet 86, 59–63 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-007-0008-9

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