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. 1983 Dec;47(4):621–669. doi: 10.1128/mr.47.4.621-669.1983

Detailed analysis of the higher-order structure of 16S-like ribosomal ribonucleic acids.

C R Woese, R Gutell, R Gupta, H F Noller
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