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Synchrony of Chromosome Duplication

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IN some recent publications statements have been made on the marked asynchrony of homologous pairs of autosomes with respect to duplication of the chromosomes—as studied with tritiated thymidine1–3. In an earlier publication, in which quantitative analysis of grain counts on chromosomes has been performed, we have reported that no evidence for a marked asynchrony was found4.

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    C. W. GILBERT, L. G. LAJTHA, S. MULDAL & C. H. OCKEY

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GILBERT, C., LAJTHA, L., MULDAL, S. et al. Synchrony of Chromosome Duplication. Nature 209, 537–538 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209537b0

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