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The inability of type 2 viruses to confer a higher mutation rate than type 1 viruses in the non-HSV DNA mutagenesis assay is consistent with the absence of S1 nuclease hypersensitive sites in the LacZ gene fragment.
Mutations that abolish ethylene binding in any of the five receptor genes are dominant and confer ethylene insensitivity, indicating that the receptors function as negative regulators of the ethylene pathway.
The New York Times and Washington Post lead with the ruling by Britain's highest court that Augusto Pinochet must remain under arrest in England subject to extradition elsewhere because his status as an ex-head of state does not confer legal immunity.
At the top of the escalator, the phat lady made a sharp left into a silky hedge of Liz Claiborne blouses to confer with a salesclerk.
In a multiethnic cohort, while breast cancer risk was not significantly increased for women with the A2 allele [ 1 ] , the A2 allele did confer more than a twofold increase in risk among those with advanced disease.