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. 1999 Oct;6(10):897-9.
doi: 10.1038/13255.

The Holliday junction is finally seen with crystal clarity

D M Lilley, D G Norman
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The Holliday junction is finally seen with crystal clarity

D M Lilley et al. Nat Struct Biol. 1999 Oct.

Abstract

After a long wait, we finally see the structure of the Holliday junction of genetic recombination at atomic resolution. It comprises a right-handed cross of DNA molecules, with an antiparallel orientation of strands.

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