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. 1974 Mar;13(3):753–756. doi: 10.1128/jvi.13.3.753-756.1974

Bacteriophage DNA: Correlation of Buoyant Density, Melting Temperature, and the Chemically Determined Base Composition

Andrew M Kropinski 1
PMCID: PMC355362  PMID: 4823318

Abstract

The mathematical relationships between the buoyant density, melting temperature, and chemically determined base composition of bacteriophage DNA are described and compared with regression equations derived from studies with bacterial DNA.

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