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Modification of wheat rDNA loci by rye B chromosomes: a chromatin organization model

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  1. Secção de Genética, Departamento de Botânica e Engenharia Biológica, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017, Lisboa, Portugal

    L. Morais-Cecílio, M. Delgado & W. Viegas

  2. Institute of Biological Sciences, The University of Wales Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DD, Wales, UK

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Morais-Cecílio, L., Delgado, M., Jones, R.N. et al. Modification of wheat rDNA loci by rye B chromosomes: a chromatin organization model. Chromosome Res 8, 341–351 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009291714371

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