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Cross-Linking of Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Sperm Heads by Ionizing Radiations

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ALEXANDER, P., STACEY, K. Cross-Linking of Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Sperm Heads by Ionizing Radiations. Nature 184, 958–960 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184958a0

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