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IT is a fundamental concept in modern chemical genetics that a separate gene is responsible for each step in the enzymatic biosynthesis of a given compound. Since in vitro the precursor (or precursors) of the compound would also be able to produce substances other than that formed in the tissue, a gene, as is well known, displays a chemical steering power which is directed toward a single structural target.
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ZECHMEISTER, L., WENT, F. Some Stereochemical Aspects in Genetics. Nature 162, 847–848 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162847a0
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