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David D. Perkins (1919–2007): a lifetime of Neurospora genetics

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Raju, N.B. David D. Perkins (1919–2007): a lifetime of Neurospora genetics. J Genet 86, 177–186 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-007-0024-9

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