Abstract
Bacteriophage lambda contains a double-stranded DNA molecule of about 50 kilobases (kb). This molecule is linear in the phage particle and it possesses a set of single-stranded complementary ends (the cos region) by which the molecule is joined to form a circular molecule in the first step of the infection.
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Christiansen, C. (1984). Molecular Cloning in Bacteriophage Lambda and in Cosmids. In: Walker, J.M. (eds) Nucleic Acids. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-064-4:313
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