Abstract
Template activity of DNA with DNA polymerase I is altered by the action of ionizing radiation. This is explained by the formation of new active and inactive enzyme binding sites on the DNA.
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SAFFHILL, R., WEISS, J. Effects of Ionizing Radiation on in vitro Replication of DNA by DNA Polymerase I. Nature New Biology 241, 69–71 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio241069a0
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