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Paper of the Journal Series, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick. This work was performed as part of NJAES Projects 12442 and 12201 (NE-124), supported by The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Regional Research Funds, and funds from Corn Refiners Association, Inc.
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Hedman, K.D., Boyer, C.D. Allelic studies of the Amylose-Extender locus of Zea mays L.: Levels of the starch branching enzymes. Biochem Genet 21, 1217–1222 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00488473
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