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Genetic controls of recombination I. The Recombination-2 gene of Neurospora crassa
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Genetic controls of recombination I. The Recombination-2 gene of Neurospora crassa

  • Brian R Smith1 

Heredity volume 21, pages 481–498 (1966)Cite this article

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  1. Department of Genetics, Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia

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Smith, B. Genetic controls of recombination I. The Recombination-2 gene of Neurospora crassa. Heredity 21, 481–498 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1966.47

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