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ANDROGENIO haploids of Xenopus laevis have been made using Porter's technique1. Fertilized eggs were obtained from a pair of toads which had previously been injected with a commercial preparation of anterior pituitary-like gonadotropins (350 I.U. for female, 150 I.U. for male). All operations on eggs were carried out at room temperature in a 100 per cent Holtfreter solution.
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Porter, K. R., Biol. Bull., 77, 233 (1939).
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HAMILTON, L. Androgenic Haploids of a Toad, Xenopus laevis . Nature 179, 159 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/179159a0
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