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5、teThis_FM.indd105/17/1210:38AMINTRODUCTIONINEARLYAPRIL2011,MICHAELEisen,anevolutionarybiologistattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,loggedontoAma-zon.comtobuyanextrabookforhislab.HewasafterTheMakingofaFly,byPeterLawrence,aboutthegeneticdevelopmentofaflyfr

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