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IT has been shown by Weigle, Meselson and Paigen1 that λ-phage particles able to transduce galactose markers have buoyant densities in cæsium chloride which differ from that of the phage from which they were derived. The altered densities are transmitted to the offspring.
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KELLENBERGER, G., ZICHICHI, M. & WEIGLE, J. Mutations affecting the Density of Bacteriophage λ. Nature 187, 161–162 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/187161a0
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