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Chromatid Breakage by Irradiation and the Oxygen Effect

Nature volume 182, pages 890–891 (1958)Cite this article

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Since the demonstration by Thoday and Read1 that the yield of chromosome bridges and fragments produced in X-irradiated Vicia faba roots was influenced by the presence of oxygen during irradiation, more detailed investigations on the oxygen response of chromosome and chromatid aberrations have been carried out using Tradescantia microspores2,3. We have re-investigated the oxygen effect on the chromosomes of V. faba root tips, in order to make a detailed analysis of the influence of oxygen on the structure and frequency of the various chromatid aberrations induced by gamma-radiation.

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NEARY, G., EVANS, H. Chromatid Breakage by Irradiation and the Oxygen Effect. Nature 182, 890–891 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182890a0

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