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The extent of rII deletions in phage T4

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

William F. Dove
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council Unit for Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge, England

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The extent of certain rII deletions in phage T4 has been mapped by genetic means beyond the terminus of the B cistron. They extend to varying degrees, nearly to the acs locus. The phenotypes of these mutants indicate that there are two or three cistrons between rII B and acs, and that the functions coded for by these cistrons are not essential for growth in any known E. coli K12 strain or E. coli lysogen.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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