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Roman, Hawthorne and Douglas1, on the basis of analysis of an ascus, suggested that irregular ratios in yeast may result from polyploidy. Lindegren and Lindegren2 endorsed the idea on finding another exceptional ascus.
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AHMAD, M., KHAN, A. Polygametic Zygotes as a Source of Polyploidy and Irregular Ratios in Yeast. Nature 173, 133 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173133a0
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