Bacteriophage T4 endonuclease II: concerted single-strand nicks yield double-strand cleavage
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Microbiology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0950-382X,1365-2958
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04062.x