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Genetic control of maturity in Tetrahymena pyriformis*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Lea K. Bleyman  and
Ellen M. Simon
Lea K. Bleyman
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801
Ellen M. Simon
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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A new mutation, Em, is described for T. pyriformis, syngen 1. This dominant mutation eliminates the normal immature period in heterozygotes but is lethal in the homozygous state.

This paper is dedicated to Dr. Ralph Cleland in honor of his 75th birthday.

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Short Papers
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Genetics Research , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , December 1967 , pp. 319 - 321
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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