Long DNA palindromes, cruciform structures, genetic instability and secondary structure repair

BioEssays

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1994, Pages 893-900

  Leach, David R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

DNA;

BACTERIAL GENOME; CONFORMATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028674914     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950161207     Document Type: Review

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