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Nucleolar controlled segregation of the sex chromosomes in beetles
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Nucleolar controlled segregation of the sex chromosomes in beetles

  • B John1 &
  • K R Lewis2 

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  2. Botany Department, Oxford University,

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John, B., Lewis, K. Nucleolar controlled segregation of the sex chromosomes in beetles. Heredity 15, 431–439 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1960.107

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  • Received: 24 September 1960

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