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Cine-micrographic studies on mitosis in endosperm

II. Chromosome, cytoplasmic and brownian movements

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The course of mitosis in endosperm was studied in plants with medium and large chromosomes by the cine-micrographic method; 3 main problems were considered: 1. chromosome movements, 2. cytoplasmic currents, 3. Brownian movements.

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A short part of the film with whose analysis the present paper deals was projected at the VIII. International Botanical Congress—Paris 1954 as an illustration of the presented communication (Bajer 1954 b).

These studies have been made possible thanks to a grant from the Polish Academy of Sciences, which is gratefully acknowledged.

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Bajer, A., Molè-Bajer, J. Cine-micrographic studies on mitosis in endosperm. Chromosoma 7, 558–607 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00329742

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