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FOR the study of somatic chromosomes a fixative is required that penetrates quickly, but does not shrink the cytoplasm; that spreads the chromosomes for counting, and gives clear definition of constrictions and trabants. Carnoy spreads the chromosomes out well, but most of the definition is lost. Flemming and its modifications are most useful, giving very good results, but there are some plants for which they are not suitable. Some plants, however, cannot be fixed well by any of our present methods.
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LA-COUR, L. New Fixatives for Plant Cytology. Nature 124, 127 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124127a0
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