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. 1989 Apr;9(4):1810–1812. doi: 10.1128/mcb.9.4.1810

A novel pathway for transversion mutation induced by dCTP misincorporation in a mutator strain of CHO cells.

G Phear 1, M Meuth 1
PMCID: PMC362603  PMID: 2725525

Abstract

Intracellular imbalances of dCTP produce both T----C transitions and an unusual class of transversions (A----C) at the aprt locus of CHO cells. Our data suggest that this transversion pathway is the consequence of dCTP:T mispairs which are not efficiently proofread during DNA replication.

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