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The biometrical genetics of autotetraploids I. Generations derived from a cross between two pure lines
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The biometrical genetics of autotetraploids I. Generations derived from a cross between two pure lines

  • R J Killick1 

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Killick, R. The biometrical genetics of autotetraploids I. Generations derived from a cross between two pure lines. Heredity 27, 331–346 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1971.98

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