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Similarity in the G-band patterns of constitutive heterochromatin of the composite X and Y chromosomes of certain rodents

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    Present address: Sidney Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Bidney Street, 02115, Boston, Ma, U.S.A.

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  1. Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

    T. Sharma, I. K. Gadi & R. Raman

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The authors dedicate this paper to the memory of their animal collector, the late Najju Khan, who recently succumbed to a cobra bite, as a token of their appreciation for his enthusiastic participation in their work.

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Sharma, T., Gadi, I.K. & Raman, R. Similarity in the G-band patterns of constitutive heterochromatin of the composite X and Y chromosomes of certain rodents. Genetica 54, 281–284 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00135047

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