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Bi-directional Initiation of DNA Synthesis in Developing Chick Erythroblasts

Nature New Biology volume 236, pages 195–197 (1972)Cite this article

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Measurement of the molecular weight of newly synthesized DNA in cultures containing BrUdR shows that initiation must proceed in two directions simultaneously from a site in the middle of the replicon.

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WEINTRAUB, H. Bi-directional Initiation of DNA Synthesis in Developing Chick Erythroblasts. Nature New Biology 236, 195–197 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio236195a0

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