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Nucleotide sequence of Moloney murine leukaemia virus

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We have determined the 8,332-nucleotide structure of the genome of Moloney murine leukaemia virus. The coding frame for the gag gene is the same as that for pol, separated only by a single amber triplet. The pol gene encodes 132,000 daltons of protein, larger than the 70,000 daltons required for the reverse transcriptase. The env gene overlaps the pol gene.

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Shinnick, T., Lerner, R. & Sutcliffe, J. Nucleotide sequence of Moloney murine leukaemia virus. Nature 293, 543–548 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/293543a0

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