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Binding Affinity of T7 RNA Polymerase to its Promoter in the Supercoiled and Linearized DNA Templates

Yu-Chi CHENDepartment of Botany, National Taiwan University
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Shih-Tong JENGDepartment of Botany, National Taiwan University
Pages 1126-1132 | Received 12 Oct 1999, Accepted 24 Jan 2000, Published online: 22 May 2014

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