| rna phage ku1 has an insertion of 18 nucleotides in the start codon of its lysis gene. | we have determined the nucleotide sequence of group ii rna phage ku1. the most conspicuous difference in the comparison with other group ii members such as ga and jp34 is the presence of an insertion in the start codon of the lysis gene. in ga and jp34, the coat and lysis genes overlap by one nucleotide in the configuration uaaug. the 18-nt insertion in ku1 is positioned between the a and the u of the start codon. it does not affect the coat reading frame, but it destroys the aug start codon and ... | 1996 | 8615017 |