Abstract
A series of sheared donor-recipient complex samples were prepared from a competent Bacillus subtilis culture which had been transformed by using (3)H, (2)H-labeled deoxyribonucleic acid. Measurement of the molecular weights and buoyant densities of these samples led to the following conclusions. (i) The average size of the single-stranded donor segment which is integrated is 2.8 x 10(6). (ii) These donor segments are not randomly distributed in the recipient genome, but are clustered in groups, each group containing several discrete donor segments.
MeSH Terms
Bacillus subtilis/metabolism
Carbon Isotopes
Centrifugation, Density Gradient
Coliphages
DNA, Bacterial/analysis,metabolism
DNA, Single-Stranded
DNA, Viral
Genetics, Microbial
Molecular Weight
Thymine/metabolism
Transformation, Genetic
Tritium
Chemicals
Carbon Isotopes
DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Single-Stranded
DNA, Viral
Tritium
Thymine
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Dubnau D
Cirigliano C
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