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GENE mutation studies of a single locus—the incompatibility gene complex in Oenothera organensis—revealed mutations of two types: (1) permanent inactivation or losses; (2) revertible changes which included delayed mutations.
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LEWIS, D., CROWE, L. Theory of Revertible Mutations. Nature 172, 501 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172501a0
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