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I DO not allege that the way Butler and Klug use “dislocation” is incorrect. I merely point out that as crystal dislocations occur in tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and may perform important functions, “confusion is bound to arise if the term dislocation continues to be used loosely”. Confusion is even more likely when the term is used in the same context by the same group in both strict (“screw dislocation”1) and loose (for example on p. 133 of ref. 2, “step dislocation at the end of the single helical rod”) senses.
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HARRIS, W. Dislocations in Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Nature 242, 469 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242469b0
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