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. 1963 Aug;48(8):1065–1083. doi: 10.1093/genetics/48.8.1065

A Biochemical and Genetic Study of Reversion with the a-Gene a-Protein System of Escherichia Coli Tryptophan Synthetase

Marcia K Allen 1, Charles Yanofsky 1
PMCID: PMC1210527  PMID: 14050802

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