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Roles for E coli DNA polymerases I, II, and III in DNA replication

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Chain elongation during E. coli DNA replication proceeds in three distinct stages. Participatory roles of the three E. coli DNA polymerases in each of these stages has been determined.

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Tait, R., Smith, D. Roles for E coli DNA polymerases I, II, and III in DNA replication. Nature 249, 116–119 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/249116a0

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