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RNA Dependent DNA Polymerase Activity in Mammalian Cells

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A DNA polymerase that can copy RNA–RNA and RNA–DNA synthetic templates has been found in normal mouse and normal human cells. Partially purified polymerases from both sources have properties that are similar to those of the mouse leukaemia virus enzyme.

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  1. Viral Lymphoma and Leukemia Branch and Viral Carcinogenesis Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, 20014

    EDWARD M. SCOLNICK, STUART A. AARONSON, GEORGE J. TODARO & WADE P. PARKS

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SCOLNICK, E., AARONSON, S., TODARO, G. et al. RNA Dependent DNA Polymerase Activity in Mammalian Cells. Nature 229, 318–321 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229318a0

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