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Radiation-induced polygenic mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana II. Analysis of lines selected for flowering time
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Radiation-induced polygenic mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana II. Analysis of lines selected for flowering time

  • C W Lawrence1 

Heredity volume 23, pages 573–589 (1968)Cite this article

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Lawrence, C. Radiation-induced polygenic mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana II. Analysis of lines selected for flowering time. Heredity 23, 573–589 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1968.75

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