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At least two plausible but very different mechanisms may underlie the de novo development of the pattern of spaced heterocysts inAnabaena. An experimental strategy is presented that should be able to determine whether one or the other of these mechanisms is incorrect.
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Dedicated to Prof. DrLothar Geitler on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
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Wolk, C.P. Alternative models for the development of the pattern of spaced heterocysts inAnabaena (Cyanophyta). Plant Syst Evol 164, 27–31 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00940427
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