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Processes controlling Zygophore Formation and Zygotropism in Mucor mucedo Brefeld

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ASPECTS of the process of conjugation in Mucoraceae have recently been discussed by Raper1, Goodwin2, Hawker3 and Catcheside4. In view of current interest in sexual processes in the Thallophytes the following incomplete results are presented.

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    G. H. BANBURY

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BANBURY, G. Processes controlling Zygophore Formation and Zygotropism in Mucor mucedo Brefeld. Nature 173, 499–500 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173499b0

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