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Site CanR?

• Name: CanR?
• Type: Gene
  Synonyms

  can-1

  
  
• Mnemonic: canavanine resistance
• Left End Point: 66.04
• Right End Point: 66.04
• Direction: <
• Priority: 0
  1 Alleles of This Gene

  CanR?-1

  
  
• External Database Links:

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  EcoliWiki	CanR?

  
  
• Comment:
  • This refers to a canavanine resistant trait, near argP, but not affecting arginine transport. Not to be confused with the carbonic anhydrase locus, can.
• References:
  • Maas, W.K. 1972. Mapping of genes involved in the synthesis of spermidine in Escherichia coli. Mol.Gen.Genet. 119:1-9