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. 1972 Apr;9(4):710–713. doi: 10.1128/jvi.9.4.710-713.1972

Granulosis Virus Deoxyribonucleic Acid: a Closed, Double-Stranded Molecule

M D Summers 1, D L Anderson 1
PMCID: PMC356359  PMID: 5021310

Abstract

Studies on deoxyribonucleic acid purified from the granulosis virus of Trichoplusia ni have revealed the presence of a closed, double-stranded superhelix which sediments at 95S relative to relaxed circles (74S) and linear (60S) forms. Molecular weight estimates show that this insect virus deoxyribonucleic acid has a size of 100 × 106 daltons.

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