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Counting human chromosomes before 1960: preconceptions, perceptions and predilections.

In 1956 the biomedical world was surprised to hear a report that human cells each contained forty six chromosomes, rather than the forty eight count that had been documented since the 1920s. Application of available techniques to culture human cells in vitro, halt their division at metaphase, and di...

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Published in:Annals of Science Vol. 78; no. 1; pp. 92 - 117
Main Author: Rushton, Alan R.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2021
Subjects:
Biomedical materials
Human chromosomes
Human genetics
Human cytogenetics
Conformity
Morphology
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