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The inhibitory effect of DDT on the initial stage of the DNA replication process in polytene chromosomes of larval salivary gland cells ofDrosophila melanogaster was investigated and possible mechanisms for the inhibition are discussed.
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Bahçeci, Z. The effect of DDT on DNA replication in the larval salivary gland cells of Drosophila melanogaster. Experientia 41, 745–746 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012576
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