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A reciprocal phenotypic instability affecting development in Aspergillus nidulans
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A reciprocal phenotypic instability affecting development in Aspergillus nidulans

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Croft, J. A reciprocal phenotypic instability affecting development in Aspergillus nidulans. Heredity 21, 565–579 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1966.58

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