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THE broad bean, Vicia faba, has been extensively used for cytological investigations because, among others, it has the advantage of unusually large chromosomes. Several different kinds of investigation using this species have given results which suggest that its chromosomes are multi-stranded. These include autoradiographic investigations of chromosome replication1, investigations of meiosis and mitosis following X-irradiation2 and, most recently, direct observation of the unravelling of chromosomes following enzymatic digestion3.
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MARTIN, P., SHANKS, R. Does Vicia faba have Multi-stranded Chromosomes?. Nature 211, 650–651 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211650a0
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