Bundle of correspondence between Pontecorvo and Professor Linsday S Olive commenting on Pontecorvo's recent paper on Aspergillus and Olive's interest to learn more about relative heterothallism
- Reference:GB 248 UGC 198/3/1/36
- Dates of Creation:Dec 1953-Sep 1954
- Physical Description:8 letters, 1 draft paper (14 pages)
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Pontecorvo also writes about his study into diploids and vegetative recombination using Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus niger and Penicillium chrysogenum, and how this study has "now confirmed the existence of what I have called "para-sexual" cycle".
Bundle also contains brief correspondence between Pontecorvo and the editor of Scientific Monthly who asked Pontecorvo for his comments on an article by Dr Harry E Wheeler on the Genetics of Homothallic Fungi. Draft of Pontecorvo's response statement is also included.
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