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Genetic control and radiation effects inNicotiana tumors

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Research carried out at Brookhaven National Laboratory under the auspices of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Present address:Harlan Q. Stevenson, Department of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Appreciation for cytological observations reported is expressed toBertha Kugelman.

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Smith, H.H., Stevenson, H.Q. Genetic control and radiation effects inNicotiana tumors. Zeitschrift für Vererbungslehre 92, 100–118 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00890278

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