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Studies inPrunus, IV

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The sweet cherries (Prunus avium), which were previously reported to have extra chromosomes, are found from root tips to be diploid (2x=16). They cannot therefore be derived directly from hybridisation with sour cherries, as hitherto believed.

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  1. John Innes Horticultural Institution, Merton

    C. D. Darlington

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Darlington, C.D. Studies inPrunus, IV. Journ. of Genetics 28, 327–328 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981778

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