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Caryologia
International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics
Volume 44, 1991 - Issue 1
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Original Articles

Intraspecific variation of nuclear DNA content in plant species

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Pages 93-107 | Received 02 May 1990, Accepted 10 Sep 1990, Published online: 30 Jan 2014

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