Title: GENOME SIZE AND LIFE CYCLE OF THE MYCOPLASMA*
Abstract: Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 225, Issue 1 p. 62-73 GENOME SIZE AND LIFE CYCLE OF THE MYCOPLASMA* Harold J. Morowitz, Harold J. Morowitz Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Department of Microbiology Yale University New Haven, Connecticut 06520Search for more papers by this authorDouglas C. Wallace, Douglas C. Wallace Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Department of Microbiology Yale University New Haven, Connecticut 06520Search for more papers by this author Harold J. Morowitz, Harold J. Morowitz Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Department of Microbiology Yale University New Haven, Connecticut 06520Search for more papers by this authorDouglas C. Wallace, Douglas C. Wallace Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Department of Microbiology Yale University New Haven, Connecticut 06520Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1973 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1973.tb45637.xCitations: 29 * Supported in part by the U. S. Public Health Service (Traineeship No. GM00275-13) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1 Kleinschmidt, A. K. 1968. 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