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Transformation in Yeast: Evidence of a Real Genetic Change by the Action of DNA

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IN a previous paper1 a successful transformation of yeast akin to the transformation of bacteria was reported and it was shown by the normal Mendelian segregation that the newly acquired abilities were localized exclusively in the nucleus.

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OPPENOORTH, W. Transformation in Yeast: Evidence of a Real Genetic Change by the Action of DNA. Nature 193, 706 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/193706a0

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