The smaller helical repeat of poly(dA) · poly(dT) relative to DNA may reflect the wedge property of the dA · dT base pair
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- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 138 (2), 253-257
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1984.tb07909.x
Abstract
A simple geometric approach is described which suggests that the smaller helical repeat of the homopolymer poly(dA) .cntdot. poly(dT) relative to DNA (10.1 against 10.6 base pairs/turn) quantitatively reflects the property of the dA .cntdot. dT base pair to behave like a wedge, of angle 11.degree., pointing towards dA.This publication has 24 references indexed in Scilit:
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