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. 1973 Apr;114(1):448–450. doi: 10.1128/jb.114.1.448-450.1973

In Vivo Complementation Between Wild-Type and Mutant β-Galactosidase in Escherichia coli

Barry G Hall 1
PMCID: PMC251786  PMID: 4572723

Abstract

A comparison of the specific activity of wild-type β-galactosidase synthesized in a lacZ/lacZ+ heterogenote has shown that there is 60% more activity in the heterogenote's enzyme than can be accounted for by wild-type subunits alone. It is concluded that wild type β-galactosidase subunits can complement mutant subunits.

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