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Effect of 5-Bromouracil on Ascus Patterns in Some Neurospora Crosses

Nature volume 193, pages 1108–1109 (1962)Cite this article

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THE knowledge that 5-bromouracil (5-BU) may be incorporated into deoxyribonucleic acid in the place of thymine1 makes an examination of the effect of this base analogue on genetic recombination of interest.

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THRELKELD, S. Effect of 5-Bromouracil on Ascus Patterns in Some Neurospora Crosses. Nature 193, 1108–1109 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1931108b0

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