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Anucleotate mutant tadpoles of Xenopus laevis synthesize rapidly-labelled RNA but no detectable ribosomal RNA or ribosomes. Experiments demonstrate that high molecular weight RNA synthesized by these mutants attaches to polysomes active in protein synthesis.
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GURDON, J., FORD, P. Attachment of Rapidly Labelled RNA to Polysomes in the Absence of Ribosomal RNA Synthesis during Normal Cell Differentiation. Nature 216, 666–668 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216666a0
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