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Heterochromatin in mitotic chromosomes of Drosophila Hydei

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Beck, H., Srdic, Ž. Heterochromatin in mitotic chromosomes of Drosophila Hydei. Genetica 50, 1–10 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122673

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