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Extrachromosomal elements in a super-suppression system of yeast I. A nuclear gene controlling the inheritance of the extrachromosomal elements
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Extrachromosomal elements in a super-suppression system of yeast I. A nuclear gene controlling the inheritance of the extrachromosomal elements

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Young, C., Cox, B. Extrachromosomal elements in a super-suppression system of yeast I. A nuclear gene controlling the inheritance of the extrachromosomal elements. Heredity 26, 413–422 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1971.52

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