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Nature 232, 254-255 (23 July 1971) | doi:10.1038/232254a0

Biological Sciences: RNA-dependent DNA Polymerase from E. coli: an Effect produced by Traces of Added DNA

LIEBE F. CAVALIERI & ELIZABETH CARROLL

  1. Division of Genetics, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York
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WITH an enzyme from Escherichia coli containing both DNA and RNA dependent DNA polymerase activities, we have found that RNA and DNA together have a synergistic effect on DNA synthesis.