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. 2003 Oct;165(2):455–456. doi: 10.1093/genetics/165.2.455

Why are suppressors of amber mutations so frequent among Escherichia coli K12 strains?. A plausible explanation for a long-lasting puzzle.

Dominique Belin 1
PMCID: PMC1462807  PMID: 14573460

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