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Data are presented on the chromosome number and karyotype of a population of BHK 21 C13 cells. By use of the quinacrine staining technique a precise classification of all but two pairs of C13 chromosomes is proposed. The mean relative lengths of metaphase chromosomes in a sample of conventionally stained cells are compared with those of a sample of quinacrine stained cells.
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Marshall, R. Karyotype of the BHK 21 C13 cell line of the Syrian hamster determined with the aid of quinacrine staining. Chromosoma 37, 395–404 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00284888
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