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RESEARCH-ARTICLE |
Effect of Exposure to Ambient Atmosphere on Nucleolar Size and DNA, RNA, and Protein Content of Allium cepa Epidermal Nuclei
Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana 46205
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Exposure of previously protected onion leaf base outer epidermis to the ambient atmosphere resulted in an increase in nucleolar size and nuclear RNA and protein content while nuclear DNA content and average number of nucleoli per nucleus were unchanged.