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Genetic studies on wild populations of Melandrium
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Genetic studies on wild populations of Melandrium

I. Chromosome behaviour

  • C W Lawrence1 nAff2 

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Lawrence, C. Genetic studies on wild populations of Melandrium. Heredity 18, 135–147 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1963.17

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