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The DNA-modification function of bacteriophage Mu, termed the mom function, presents very interesting examples of DNA modification and regulation of gene expression. On both counts it sets new precedents. The modification involved is new, and the expression of the mom gene appears to require methylation of sequences adjacent to the gene.
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Hattman et al. (1983) studied this question.
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