Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27.4, Problem 1RIA
The rotavirus genome encodes 12 proteins. Suggest one strategies it might use to ensure that all are synthesized.
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Chapter 27 Solutions
Prescott's Microbiology
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