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Bacteriophage T4

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Bacteria, Bacteriophages, and Fungi

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The total map length of the bacteriophage T4 genome has been determined by electron microscopy of T4 DNA molecules to be 1.66 × 105 nucleotide pairs (Kim and Davidson, 1974). In Figure 1, each small division on the inner circle indicates 103 nucleotide pairs. The zero point has been placed arbitrarily at a genetically and physically well-defined locus, the divide between the rIIA and B cistrons.

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    William B. Wood

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    Robert C. King (Professor of Genetics) (Professor of Genetics)

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Wood, W.B. (1974). Bacteriophage T4. In: King, R.C. (eds) Bacteria, Bacteriophages, and Fungi. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1710-2_21

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