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Darwin’s sub-cellular theory of inheritance: unknown or ignored?

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  1. Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding, Xinxiang, 453003, China

    Mingxing Zhi & Yongsheng Liu

  2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2H7, Canada

    Yongsheng Liu

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Zhi, M., Liu, Y. Darwin’s sub-cellular theory of inheritance: unknown or ignored?. Sci Nat 102, 24 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-015-1276-5

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