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The heteropycnosis of sex chromosomes and its interpretation in terms of spiral structure

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White, M.J.D. The heteropycnosis of sex chromosomes and its interpretation in terms of spiral structure. Journ. of Genetics 40, 67–82 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02982482

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