Summary
A deletion of four base pairs in the — 10 homology region of the lacI promoter severely damages I gene expression.
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Calos, M.P., Miller, J.H. DNA sequence alteration resulting from a mutation impairing promoter function in the lac repressor gene. Molec. Gen. Genet. 178, 225–227 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00267233
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