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Mechanism of Replication of φX-174 Single Stranded DNA

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Progeny single stranded DNA seems to arise by displacement of plus strand material from precursor RF-type molecules during the asymmetric synthesis of new plus strand material.

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DRESSLER, D., DENHARDT, D. Mechanism of Replication of φX-174 Single Stranded DNA. Nature 219, 346–351 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219346a0

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