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The genetics of B chromosomes in maize
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The genetics of B chromosomes in maize

  • D G Catcheside1 

Heredity volume 10, pages 345–351 (1956)Cite this article

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Catcheside, D. The genetics of B chromosomes in maize. Heredity 10, 345–351 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1956.31

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