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. 1963 Mar;49(3):392–399. doi: 10.1073/pnas.49.3.392

THE EFFECT OF SECONDARY STRUCTURE ON THE TEMPLATE ACTIVITY OF POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDES*

Maxine F Singer 1,2, Oliver W Jones 1,2, Marshall W Nirenberg 1,2
PMCID: PMC299841  PMID: 13977614

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