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The Phi-X174 phage was the first organism to have its genome sequenced.

This phage has a very small amount of DNA. It has 11 genes in 5386 bases (it is single stranded) in a circular topology. Several of them expressing similar function in two groups. The GC content is 44% and 95% of nucleotides are coding genes.

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Fag Φ-X174 | Phi-X174

 

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