Medical Definition of Phi X 174
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Bacteriophage of E. Coli with a single stranded DNA genome and an icosahedral shell. This was the first DNA phage to be fully sequenced: the genome consists of 10 genes, some of which are overlapping genes.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phi X 174
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