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Bennett's model predicting specific spatial chromosomal arrangements of haploid genomes has been examined. The rationale is found to be obscure and the prima facie case unconvincing. A posteriori evidence does not withstand close scrutiny.
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Callow, R. Comments on Bennett's model of somatic chromosome disposition. Heredity 54, 171–177 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1985.23
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