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A cross-shaped DNA structure that can be observed under the electron microscope. It is formed by the incomplete exchange of strands between two double-stranded helices or by complementary INVERTED REPEAT SEQUENCES that refold into hairpin loops on opposite strands across from each other.
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- DNA Cruciforms
- DNA, Cruciform
- Holliday Junction DNA
- Holliday Junctions
- Cruciform DNAs
- Cruciform, DNA
- DNA Cruciform
- DNA, Holliday Junction
- DNAs, Cruciform
- DNAs, Holliday Junction
- Holliday Junction
- Holliday Junction DNAs
- Junction DNAs, Holliday
- Junction, Holliday
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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- National Library of Medicine. Cruciform DNA. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045566. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045566
- Cruciform DNA. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruciform_DNA
- Cruciform DNA. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48997052