Correction: Theoretical analysis of inducer and operator binding for cyclic-AMP receptor protein mutants.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC6692023 | biostudies-literature | 2019
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Correction: Theoretical analysis of inducer and operator binding for cyclic-AMP receptor protein mutants.
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