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IT is well known that thymidine labelled with hydrogen-3 provides a very accurate means for mapping synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid in cell nuclei1. In an attempt to confirm by this method earlier conclusions drawn from work with phosphorus-32 regarding the length of time required for the maturation of sperm in Drosophila melanogaster 2, observations were made on synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid in the fly in general.
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OFTEDAL, P. Synthesis of Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Adult Drosophila . Nature 184, 1961 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841961a0
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