Role of RNase H1 in DNA repair: removal of single ribonucleotide misincorporated into DNA in collaboration with RNase H2.
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SUBMITTER: Tannous E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4423430 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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