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Messenger RNA Stability and Polarity in the lac Operon of Escherichia coli

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The functional stability of E. coli lac operon messenger RNA is independent of polar effects in the operon.

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CARTER, T., NEWTON, A. Messenger RNA Stability and Polarity in the lac Operon of Escherichia coli. Nature 223, 707–710 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223707a0

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