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Mezzanotte, R., Ferrucci, L. & Marchi, A. Light-induced banding (LIB) in metaphase chromosomes of Culiseta longiareolata (Diptera: Culicidae). Genetica 51, 149–152 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00133515
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