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Non-enzymic oligonucleotide synthesis on a polycytidylate template 1968 2026 1987 2006 43
  1. Non-enzymic oligonucleotide synthesis on a polycytidylate template (1969)
    John Sulston, R. Lohrmann et al. Journal of Molecular Biology
  2. Non-enzymic synthesis of deoxyadenylate oligonucleotides on a polyuridylate template (1968)
    R. Lohrmann, John Sulston et al. Journal of Molecular Biology

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