Role of somatic mutations in the evolution of higher plants

Caryologia

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-15

  D'Amato, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 0342517751     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.1997.10797380     Document Type: Article

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