Classification of nucleic acid junctions

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 263, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 568-581

  Altona, Cornelis ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA junctions; Five way junctions; Four way junctions; RNA junctions; Three way junctions

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030575840     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0599     Document Type: Article

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