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Comparison of growth rates of isogenic strains that synthesize varying levels ofβ-galactosidase during continuous culture on non-inducing medium indicates that synthesis of low levels of non-functional protein has a small but possibly significant effect upon growth rate.
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Andrews, K.J., Hegeman, G.D. Selective disadvantage of non-functional protein synthesis inEscherichia coli . J Mol Evol 8, 317–328 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01739257
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