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DNA Polymerases of Rous Sarcoma Virus: Delineation of Two Reactions with Actinomycin

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The RNA-dependent and DNA-dependent DNA polymerase activities of RNA tumour viruses can be distinguished by their responses to actinomycin D; only the latter is inhibited.

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MCDONNELL, J., GARAPIN, AC., LEVINSON, W. et al. DNA Polymerases of Rous Sarcoma Virus: Delineation of Two Reactions with Actinomycin. Nature 228, 433–435 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/228433a0

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