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In mitotic interphase nuclei, nucleolus-organizing regions of homologous chromosomes lay no closer to each other than nucleolus-organizing regions of non-homologous chromosomes. — Mitotic metaphase studies of distances between satellites and also between telocentrics showed no greater nearness of homologues than of non-homologues. — These studies fail to support the concept of somatic association in hexaploid wheat.
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Darvey, N.L., Driscoll, C.J. Evidence against somatic association in hexaploid wheat. Chromosoma 36, 140–149 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00285209
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00285209