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. 1962 Dec;48(12):2109–2115. doi: 10.1073/pnas.48.12.2109

A GENETIC LOCUS IN E. COLI K12 THAT CONTROLS THE REACTIVATION OF UV-PHOTOPRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THYMINE IN DNA

P Howard-Flanders 1, Richard P Boyce 1, Eva Simson 1, Lee Theriot 1
PMCID: PMC221131  PMID: 13955137

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