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Overlapping genes in bacteriophage φX174

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Bacteriophage φX174 genes D and E are translated from the same DNA sequence but in different reading frames.

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  1. C. A. Hutchison III

    Present address: Department of Bacteriology and Immunology and Curriculum in Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514

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    B. G. Barrell, G. M. Air & C. A. Hutchison III

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Barrell, B., Air, G. & Hutchison, C. Overlapping genes in bacteriophage φX174. Nature 264, 34–41 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/264034a0

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