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. 1972 Oct;10(4):760–765. doi: 10.1128/jvi.10.4.760-765.1972

Isolation and Properties of rex− Mutants of Bacteriophage Lambda

Gary N Gussin 1, Victoria Peterson 1
PMCID: PMC356531  PMID: 5084465

Abstract

Twenty-five rex− mutants of phage lambda have been isolated. Three of the mutants, including one amber mutant, map at three distinct sites within the rex region of the lambda genetic map. The existence of the amber mutant provides further evidence that rex and cI are distinct genes, since it seems to be identical to wild-type lambda in its ability to establish or maintain lysogeny.

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