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Chromosomal localization of rDNA and DAPI bands in solanaceous medicinal plant Hyoscyamus niger L.

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Lavania, U.C., Kushwaha, J.S., Lavania, S. et al. Chromosomal localization of rDNA and DAPI bands in solanaceous medicinal plant Hyoscyamus niger L.. J Genet 89, 493 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-010-0071-5

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