Synthetic lac operator mediates repression through lac repressor when introduced upstream and downstream from lac promoter.
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عنوان ژورنال: The EMBO Journal
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0261-4189
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1986.tb04370.x