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SUMMARY: A segment of DNA from , which complemented a mutant sporulation gene, , in , was cloned into a derivative of the temperate bacteriophage ϕ105. The segment of DNA included an entire structural gene and complemented the mutation , in addition to , in .

The nucleotide sequence of the gene from was determined and compared with that of the gene; 74% homology was found in the coding region. Amino acid primary sequences derived from the nucleotide sequences of the two genes were also compared. The gene from coded for a protein of 344 amino acid residues, one more than the protein coded by the corresponding gene from . Comparison of the primary amino acid sequences of the two genes showed that 78% of the residues were completely conserved and 8% were semi-conserved. Variation, however, was not random, i.e. some segments were much more highly conserved than others. Both proteins had a hydrophobic region at the N-terminus.

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