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Amber Mutations of Escherichia coli RNA Polymerase

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This article describes the first successful isolation of amber mutations of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase.

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AUSTIN, S., TITTAWELLA, I., HAYWARD, R. et al. Amber Mutations of Escherichia coli RNA Polymerase. Nature New Biology 232, 133–136 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio232133a0

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