Abstract
RNA tumour viruses contain a DNA-dependent DNA polymerase which preferentially uses either single or double stranded DNA rich in guanosine and cytosine as template. The virion also contains DNA of similar composition as well as A+T rich DNA.
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ŘÍMAN, J., BEAUDREAU, G. Viral DNA-dependent DNA Polymerase and the Properties of Thymidine Labelled Material in Virions of an Oncogenic RNA Virus. Nature 228, 427–430 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/228427a0
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