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Effect of X-rays on the mutation of t-alleles in the mouse
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Effect of X-rays on the mutation of t-alleles in the mouse

  • Mary F Lyon1 

Heredity volume 14, pages 247–252 (1960)Cite this article

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Lyon, M. Effect of X-rays on the mutation of t-alleles in the mouse. Heredity 14, 247–252 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1960.28

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