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. 1996 May;70(5):2679–2683. doi: 10.1128/jvi.70.5.2679-2683.1996

What is the orientation of DNA polymerases on their templates?

S H Hughes 1, Z Hostomsky 1, S F Le Grice 1, K Lentz 1, E Arnold 1
PMCID: PMC190123  PMID: 8627740

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