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. 1994 Jul;105(3):775–780. doi: 10.1104/pp.105.3.775

The Elusive Plant Mitochondrion as a Genetic System.

S Mackenzie 1, S He 1, A Lyznik 1
PMCID: PMC160723  PMID: 12232241

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