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. 1976 May;126(2):1009–1011. doi: 10.1128/jb.126.2.1009-1011.1976

Selective Methylation: an Incorrect Hypothesis

Lee Shugart 1
PMCID: PMC233243  PMID: 770445

Abstract

“Selective methylation,” a hypothesis proposed to explain the discrepancy found in the degree of methyl deficiency of transfer ribonucleic acid, cannot be explained on the basis of some biological phenomenon.

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