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Chromosome Number in the Ferret (Putorius furo)

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THE testes of two male ferrets were teased in distilled water, where they remained for about 10 min., and then the pieces were put into aceto-orcein and temporary slides were made by the usual squash method.

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LANDE, O. Chromosome Number in the Ferret (Putorius furo). Nature 180, 1213 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/1801213a0

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