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Methylmethanesulfonate induced chromosomal aberrations in callus culture ofCrepis capillaris. The clastogenic effect was markedly decreased when calli were pretreated with dimethylsulfoxide.
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Abbreviations
- MMS:
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methylmethanesulfonate
- DMSO:
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dimethylsulfoxide
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Contribution presented to the 5th Czchoslovak Seminar “Plant Gene Engineering” organized by the Institute of Plant Molecular Biology in České Budějovice, 2–13 September 1991.
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Ipser, J. Effect of dimethylsulfoxide on methylmethanesulfonate-induced chromosomal aberrations inCrepis capillaris cultivatedin vitro . Biol Plant 35, 137–139 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02921138
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02921138