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Poly A Sequences at the 3′ Termini of Rabbit Globin mRNAs

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Two eukaryotic mRNAs carry untranslated poly A sequences on the 3′ terminal region, suggesting that they have been conserved during evolution and may play a role in mRNA maturation after transcription.

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BURR, H., LINGREL, J. Poly A Sequences at the 3′ Termini of Rabbit Globin mRNAs. Nature New Biology 233, 41–43 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio233041a0

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