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IN the summer of 1934, crosses were made between diploid forms of chive (2n=16) and artificial triploids (2n=24)1. The somatic chromosome numbers in the progeny of these crosses have now been determined for 100 plants and are shown in the accompanying table.
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Levan, Hereditas, 22, 1 (1936).
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LEVAN, A. Different Results in Reciprocal Crosses between Diploid and Triploid Allium Sch” noprasum L. Nature 138, 508 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138508b0
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