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Cytogenetic analysis of major heterochromatic elements (especially Xh and Y) in Drosophila melanogaster, and the theory of “heterochromatin”

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This investigation was supported in part by a grant (G-419) from the National Science Foundation to the University of Rochester. The actual research was completed in the Department of Biology at the University of Florida.

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Cooper, K.W. Cytogenetic analysis of major heterochromatic elements (especially Xh and Y) in Drosophila melanogaster, and the theory of “heterochromatin”. Chromosoma 10, 535–588 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00396588

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