Thermodynamics of forming a parallel DNA crossover

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 528-538

  Spink, Charles H ^a   Ding, Liang ^c   Yang, Qingyi ^c   Sheardy, Richard D ^b   Seeman, Nadrian C ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSING OVER; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; MELTING POINT; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 68949088318     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.04.054     Document Type: Article

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