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Heterokaryon incompatibility and variation in wild populations of Aspergillus nidulans
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Heterokaryon incompatibility and variation in wild populations of Aspergillus nidulans

  • J L Jinks1,
  • C E Caten1,
  • G Simchen1 &
  • …
  • J H Croft1 

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    J L Jinks, C E Caten, G Simchen & J H Croft

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Jinks, J., Caten, C., Simchen, G. et al. Heterokaryon incompatibility and variation in wild populations of Aspergillus nidulans. Heredity 21, 227–239 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1966.20

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