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Sensitivity of the Drosophila testis to the mutagenic action of X-rays

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Auerbach, C. Sensitivity of the Drosophila testis to the mutagenic action of X-rays. Z.Ver-erbungslehre 86, 113–125 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00308439

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