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Petal-Colour Inheritance in Lychnis

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INVESTIGATIONS of petal-colour inheritance in Lychnis species have resulted in considerable confusion owing to insufficiently precise identification of the forms studied.

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BAKER, H. Petal-Colour Inheritance in Lychnis. Nature 152, 161–162 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152161b0

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