Sequence-dependent DNA structure

BioEssays

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-162

  Hunter, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 0030087706     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950180212     Document Type: Article

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