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Chromosome-like structures were observed in spheroplasts ofSchizosaccharomyces pombe shortly before, or after the first meiotic division. From the work at hand, a number of six is considered to be the best estimate of a haploid set of chromosomes in this yeast.
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Egel, R., Pentzos-Daponte, A. Chromosome-like particles during meiosis in fission yeast. Arch. Microbiol. 95, 319–323 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02451773
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