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Spontaneous segregation of a heterozygous diploid ofAspergillus niger

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A case of spontaneous segregation of a heterozygous diploid was observed withAspergillus niger, giving rise to a somatic recombinant. Assuming an independence of markers, its genotype is suggested to bebrw+lys pab+brw lys+pab.

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    Present address: Department of Microbiology, Bose Institute, 93/1, A.P.C. Road, Calcutta 9, India

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  1. Department of Applied Microbiology, Curie Sklodowska University, 19 Akademicka Street, Lublin, Poland

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Das, A., Ilczuk, Z. Spontaneous segregation of a heterozygous diploid ofAspergillus niger . Folia Microbiol 23, 362–365 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02876435

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