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Studies on the mutagenic action of formaldehyde in Drosophila

II. The production of mutations in females and the induction of crossing-over

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Sobels, F.H. Studies on the mutagenic action of formaldehyde in Drosophila . Z.Ver-erbungslehre 87, 743–752 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00308508

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