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Some puzzling observations on heat-induced transversion mutagenesis in bacteriophage T4

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  1. Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, P. O. Box 12233, 27709, NC, USA

    John W. Drake & Leslie A. Smith

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Drake, J.W., Smith, L.A. Some puzzling observations on heat-induced transversion mutagenesis in bacteriophage T4. J Genet 78, 3–5 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02994696

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