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. 1955 Mar;40(2):268–280. doi: 10.1093/genetics/40.2.268

The Effect of Oxygen and of Hydrogen Peroxide on the Action of a Specific Gene and on Tumor Induction in Drosophila Melanogaster

Henry L Plaine 1
PMCID: PMC1209720  PMID: 17247551

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