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. 1973 Nov;70(11):3072-6.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.70.11.3072.

Size and structure of yeast chromosomal DNA

T D Petes, B Byers, W L Fangman

Size and structure of yeast chromosomal DNA

T D Petes et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1973 Nov.

Abstract

Electron microscopic analysis indicates that yeast nuclear DNA can be isolated as linear molecules ranging in size from 50 mum (1.2 x 10(8) daltons) to 355 mum (8.4 x 10(8) daltons). Analysis indicates the data is consistent with the hypothesis that each yeast chromosome contains a single, linear DNA duplex. Mitochondrial DNA molecules have a contour length of 21 +/- 2 mum and are mostly linear.

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