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. 1977 Jul;74(7):2840–2843. doi: 10.1073/pnas.74.7.2840

Synthesis of full-length DNA copies of avian myeloblastosis virus RNA in high yields.

J C Myers, S Spiegelman, D L Kacian
PMCID: PMC431313  PMID: 70785

Abstract

The synthesis of full-length complementary DNA copies of avian myeloblastosis virus RNA is described. The cDNA is estimated by electrophoresis in agarose-methylmercury gels to have a molecular weight of 2.6 X 10(6), equivalent in size to that of the RNA template. Most (60-70%) of the reaction product is the full-length material and yields correspond to 60-70% of the input RNA.

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