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Genotypic control of chromosome behaviour in rye XI. The influence of B chromosomes on meiosis
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Genotypic control of chromosome behaviour in rye XI. The influence of B chromosomes on meiosis

  • R Neil Jones1 &
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Jones, R., Rees, H. Genotypic control of chromosome behaviour in rye XI. The influence of B chromosomes on meiosis. Heredity 22, 333–347 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1967.45

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