Summary
IS1-mediated insertion and deletion formation occur preferentially into A+T-rich regions of DNA of bacteriophage P1 and of the r-determinant of the R plasmid NR1. The significance of this correlation is discussed in view of other published data.
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Meyer, J., Iida, S. & Arber, W. Does the insertion element IS1 transpose preferentially into A+T-rich DNA segments?. Molec. Gen. Genet. 178, 471–473 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270502
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