Mutation frequencies at defined single codon sites in vesicular stomatitis virus and poliovirus can be increased only slightly by chemical mutagenesis.
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Mutagenesis by a variety of chemical mutagens conferred only 1.1- to 2.8-fold increases in mutation frequencies at defined single base sites in vesicular stomatitis virus and poliovirus.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of virology
دوره 64 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990