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Molecular Phylogeny of Casuarinaceae Based on rbcL and matK Gene Sequences
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Chromatin arrangements in intact interphase nuclei examined by laser confocal microscopy
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The historical differentiation process inHemerocallis middendorfii (Liliaceae) of Japan based on restriction site variations of chlorplast DNA
Chloroplast DNA restriction site variation inHemerocallis middendorfii Trautv. & Meyer was investigated to deduce the historical differentiation process that had taken place in populations among three districts H...
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The reaction to c-banding of c-banded constituents during mitotic cycle ofCrepis capillaris
The reaction to C-banding was investigated throughout the mitotic cycle ofCrepis capillaris (2n=6): (1) 18–22 C-bodies or C-bands were found during mid telophase and interphase to prophase and metaphase, and also...