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In two bacterial species the tandem genes coding for 23S and 16S ribosomal RNA are widely scattered, by contrast with the situation in eukaryotes.
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PURDOM, I., BISHOP, J. & BIRNSTIEL, M. Scattered Arrangement of the Bacterial Ribosomal Cistrons. Nature 227, 239–242 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227239a0
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