Mismatches and bubbles in DNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4522-4529

  Zeng, Yan ^a   Zocchi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; OLIGOMER;

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; DNA DENATURATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MELTING POINT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33744903118     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.069591     Document Type: Article

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