A possible role of DNA superstructures in genome evolution

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 143-149

  Anselmi, Claudio ^a   De Santis, Pasquale ^a   Paparcone, Raffaella ^a   Savino, Maria ^a   Scipioni, Anita ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA curvature; DNA mica interaction; Electrophoretic retardation; Scanning force microscopy; Single point mutations

Indexed keywords

DNA;

DNA; EVOLUTION; GENOME; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETICS; GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; POINT MUTATION;

DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; POINT MUTATION;

MICA;

EID: 0842302439     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ORIG.0000009835.26904.50     Document Type: Conference Paper

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