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Anomalously revertible rII mutants of phage T4

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

R. Freedman  and
S. Brenner
R. Freedman
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council Unit for Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge, England
S. Brenner
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council Unit for Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge, England
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A class of rII mutants revertible by both base analogues and acridines is described. The members of this anomalous class are base-substitution mutants suppressed by a phase-shift mutation in a phage gene mapping outside the rII region.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , April 1972 , pp. 165 - 171
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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