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The nature of the inheritance of permanently induced changes in Nicotiana rustica
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The nature of the inheritance of permanently induced changes in Nicotiana rustica

  • Jean M Perkins1,
  • Evelyn G Eglington1 &
  • J L Jinks1 

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Perkins, J., Eglington, E. & Jinks, J. The nature of the inheritance of permanently induced changes in Nicotiana rustica. Heredity 27, 441–457 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1971.107

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