Dynamic dna underpins chromosome dynamics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2235-2237

  Travers, Andrew ^a,b  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME; CONFORMATION; EUKARYOTE; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA; CHROMOSOMES; DNA; EUKARYOTA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 84887910248     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.10.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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