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Two cell form mutants ofMicrasterias thomasiana have been isolated and have remained stable in culture for over two years. One mutant lacks the centrally located polar lobe and the other is a abnormally small cell.
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Tippit, D.H., Smith, H. & Pickett-Heaps, J.D. Cell form mutants inMicrasterias . Protoplasma 113, 234–236 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01280912
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