Abstract
A 30-year old conundrum concerning the genetics of T-even bacteriophages has at last been solved, the answer turning out to involve free-standing homologs of intron-encoded homing endonucleases.
MeSH terms
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Bacteriophage T4 / genetics*
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DNA Transposable Elements
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DNA, Viral / genetics
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DNA, Viral / metabolism*
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Endodeoxyribonucleases / metabolism
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Endonucleases / metabolism*
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Escherichia coli / virology
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Gene Pool
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Genetic Markers / genetics
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Introns / genetics*
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Open Reading Frames
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Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / genetics*
Substances
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DNA Transposable Elements
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DNA, Viral
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Genetic Markers
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Endodeoxyribonucleases
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Endonucleases
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SegE endonuclease