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An investigation of the kinetics of derepression and repression of the tryptophan operon in E. coil points to the possibility that at the operator–proximal end of the operon, transcription and translation are closely linked.
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ITO, J., IMAMOTO, F. Sequential Derepression and Repression of the Tryptophan Operon in E. coil. Nature 220, 441–444 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220441a0
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