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. 1976 Mar;17(3):801–804. doi: 10.1128/jvi.17.3.801-804.1976

Late Events in T4 Bacteriophage Production. II. Giant Bacteriophages Contain Concatemers Generated by Recombination

Andrzej W Kozinski a, Linda D Kosturko a,1
PMCID: PMC515479  PMID: 1255859

Abstract

Analysis of “giant” phage, which package concatenated DNA into their capsids, shows that they are predominantly heterozygous. The results are compatible with the hypothesis that concatemers are generated by recombination.

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