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Mechanism for the Action of λ Exonuclease in Genetic Recombination

Nature New Biology volume 229, pages 13–16 (1971)Cite this article

An Erratum to this article was published on 24 March 1971

An Erratum to this article was published on 24 March 1971

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Lambda exonuclease degrades in vitro redundant single stranded regions which probably result in λ DNA from genetic recombination in vivo.

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CASSUTO, E., RADDING, C. Mechanism for the Action of λ Exonuclease in Genetic Recombination. Nature New Biology 229, 13–16 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio229013a0

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