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Chromosome pairing and the meiotic behaviour of univalents in the synaptic mutants of pearl millet, Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke (gramineae)

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Koduru, P.R.K. Chromosome pairing and the meiotic behaviour of univalents in the synaptic mutants of pearl millet, Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke (gramineae). Genetica 54, 191–195 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00055991

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