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Interaction between Cell Nucleus and Cytoplasm

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DR. CURT STERN1 has suggested a new and ingenious method of showing what he says has not been shown before, that the genes inside the resting nucleus act on the cell outside it. This action, however, is implied by everyday cytological observations, and is shown by many particular demonstrations in plants.

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DARLINGTON, C. Interaction between Cell Nucleus and Cytoplasm. Nature 140, 932–933 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140932c0

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