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Target Size of DNA in Ultraviolet Irradiation

Nature New Biology volume 230, pages 277–278 (1971)Cite this article

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I report here a simple experimental observation which suggests that the rate of inactivation of bacteriophage by ultraviolet irradiation is proportional to the quantity of DNA, and that the cause of inactivation is, for the most part, interference with DNA replication.

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