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Original Article

Estimating the True Frequency of X-ray-induced Complex Chromosome Exchanges Using Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization

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Pages 37-45 | Received 10 May 1994, Accepted 30 Aug 1994, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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