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A pairing restriction at pachytene upon multivalent formation in autotetraploids
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A pairing restriction at pachytene upon multivalent formation in autotetraploids

  • J N Timmis1 &
  • H Rees1 

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

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Timmis, J., Rees, H. A pairing restriction at pachytene upon multivalent formation in autotetraploids. Heredity 26, 269–275 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1971.32

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