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Further Characterization of os Mutation of Mouse β-Glucuronidase Locus

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The operator noninducible mutation of the mouse β-glucuronidase locus is associated with a reduced electro-phoretic mobility for the enzyme. This suggests that the translational repressor, specified by the Tfm locus, recognizes a translatable segment of the messenger RNA it controls.

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DOFUKU, R., TETTENBORN, U. & OHNO, S. Further Characterization of os Mutation of Mouse β-Glucuronidase Locus. Nature New Biology 234, 259–261 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio234259a0

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