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Chromosome Breakage Experiments with Endosperm: Sub-chromatid Breakage

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ERRORS in chromosome separation at anaphase appear in the interval following X-raying which follows the period when the chromosomes are susceptible to breakage1. Similar errors appear with various chemicals, but not always in association with the later occurrence of chromosome breakage2–5, and with heterochromatic segments after cold treatment6.

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LA COUR, L., RUTISHAUSER, A. Chromosome Breakage Experiments with Endosperm: Sub-chromatid Breakage. Nature 172, 501–502 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172501b0

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