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. 1994 Jun;105(2):461–466. doi: 10.1104/pp.105.2.461

Gametophytic Self-Incompatibility: A Mechanism for Self/Nonself Discrimination during Sexual Reproduction.

Th Kao 1, S Huang 1
PMCID: PMC159382  PMID: 12232214

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