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. 1967 Mar;55(3):387–398. doi: 10.1093/genetics/55.3.387

Characteristics of Mutations Appearing Spontaneously in Extracellular Particles of Bacteriophage T4

John W Drake 1, Janice McGuire 1
PMCID: PMC1211396  PMID: 5341474

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