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Chiasma frequency and longevity in Lolium multiflorum
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Chiasma frequency and longevity in Lolium multiflorum

  • J G Crowley1 nAff2 

Heredity volume 24, pages 181–188 (1969)Cite this article

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    Present address: The agricultural Institute, Oakpark, Carlow, Ireland

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  1. Department of Agricultural Botany, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth

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Crowley, J. Chiasma frequency and longevity in Lolium multiflorum. Heredity 24, 181–188 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1969.24

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