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. 1962 Aug;48(8):1409–1416. doi: 10.1073/pnas.48.8.1409

THE MUTAGENIC ACTION OF NITROUS ACID ON „SINGLE-STRANDED” (DENATURED) HEMOPHILUS TRANSFORMING DNA*

E Edith Horn 1,†, Roger M Herriott 1
PMCID: PMC220967  PMID: 14448933

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