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. 1962 Sep;48(9):1623–1630. doi: 10.1073/pnas.48.9.1623

BIOLOGICAL VALIDITY OF AMINO ACID CODES DEDUCED WITH SYNTHETIC RIBONUCLEOTIDE POLYMERS*

Frank Lanni 1
PMCID: PMC221011  PMID: 14462206

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