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Factor Fraction required for the Synthesis of Bacteriophage Qβ-RNA

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A factor fraction essential for the in vitro synthesis of RNA bacteriophage Qβ-RNA has been isolated from both infected and uninfected E. coli. This indicates that the contribution of the last bacterium to the replication of Qβ-RNA is more extensive than was earlier thought.

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FRANZE de FERNANDEZ, M., EOYANG, L. & AUGUST, J. Factor Fraction required for the Synthesis of Bacteriophage Qβ-RNA. Nature 219, 588–590 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219588a0

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