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. 1952 Jun;38(6):490–494. doi: 10.1073/pnas.38.6.490

The Effect of Oxygen Concentration on X-ray Induced Chromosome Breakage in Maize*

Drew Schwartz 1
PMCID: PMC1063595  PMID: 16589130

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