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International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics
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Chromosome damage studies in the onion plant Allium cepa L.

Peter FirbasPrivate Laboratory for Plant Cytogenetics, Ljubljanska c.74. SI – 1230 Domžale, SloveniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tomaž AmonCenter for Scientific Visualization, Gorazdova ul. 3, SI – 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Pages 25-35 | Published online: 24 Mar 2014

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