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. 1979 Jul;92(3):711–720. doi: 10.1093/genetics/92.3.711

Realignment of the Genetic Map of the Terminus of the rIIB Cistron of Bacteriophage T4

David H Parma 1, Marsha Dill 1, Mary K Slocum 1
PMCID: PMC1214031  PMID: 395017

Abstract

Duplication end-point mapping in the rIIB cistron indicates that the order of the B8-B10b segments is the inverse of that presented in Benzer's (1961) genetic maps. This finding is supported by two- and three-factor crosses and the phenotypes of rII deletions extending into the D region.

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