The spectrum of acridine resistant mutants of bacteriophage T4 reveals cryptic effects of the tsL141 DNA polymerase allele on spontaneous mutagenesis

Genetics

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1655-1665

  Wang, Fei Jun ^a   Ripley, Lynn S ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE; DNA POLYMERASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; NONSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS MUTATION;

ACRIDINES; ALLELES; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; VIRAL PROTEINS;

PROKARYOTA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0010321446     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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