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. 1975 Oct;16(4):1085–1089. doi: 10.1128/jvi.16.4.1085-1089.1975

Intragenic Complementation by Gene 42 Amber Mutations of Bacteriophage T4

George E Holmes a,1
PMCID: PMC354772  PMID: 1172535

Abstract

Phage T4 amber mutants defective in gene 42 (dCMP hydroxymethylase) were shown by in vivo and in vitro experiments to participate in both positive and negative intragenic complementation. This argues that incomplete polypeptide chains can participate in subunit interaction.

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