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. 1953 Mar;38(2):117–127. doi: 10.1093/genetics/38.2.117

The Inheritance of Carotenoid Pigment Systems in the Tomato

M L Tomes 1, F W Quackenbush 1, O E Nelson Jr 1, Betty North 1
PMCID: PMC1209592  PMID: 17247427

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