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Superchromosomal organization and its cytogenetic consequences in the Eukaryota

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Chiarelli, B., Brøgger, A. Superchromosomal organization and its cytogenetic consequences in the Eukaryota. Genetica 49, 109–126 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120556

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