Synapsable DNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-224

  Venczel, Eduard A ^a   Sen, Dipankar ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA self assembly; Guanine quartets; Guanine guanine mismatches; Nanostructures; Synapsis

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GUANINE;

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION;

EID: 0029978823     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0157     Document Type: Editorial

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