Branch migration through DNA sequence heterology

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 279, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 795-806

  Biswas, Indranil ^a   Yamamoto, Akira ^a   Hsieh, Peggy ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Branch migration; Holliday junction; Mismatches; Recombination

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HETERODUPLEX;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032546751     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1769     Document Type: Article

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