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Evidence for tRNA Precursors in Bacteria

Nature New Biology volume 233, pages 210–212 (1971)Cite this article

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IF the time taken to transcribe an RNA molecule of known chain length can be determined the chain lengths of other RNAs can be calculated from their transcription times, assuming that the average rate of RNA polymerase movement is the same on all types of cistron. This approach has been used to determine the average chain length of the transcription product from which tRNAs are derived.

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  1. MRC Research Group on the Structure and Biosynthesis of Macromolecules, Department of Biochemistry, Physics Building, The University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU

    T. G. VICKERS & J. E. M. MIDGLEY

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VICKERS, T., MIDGLEY, J. Evidence for tRNA Precursors in Bacteria. Nature New Biology 233, 210–212 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio233210a0

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