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Record 1 2012-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

In circular, desoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a small region in which ribonucleic acid is paired with one strand of DNA, effectively displacing the other DNA strand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Boucle d'ADN simple brin au sein d'une chaîne d'ADN en double brin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Estructura que se forma cuando un fragmento corto de ARN se aparea con una hebra de ADN, desplazando la otra hebra que formaba parte de la pareja de ADN original.

OBS

También se forma cuando una región de una hebra de ADN bicatenario se ve desplazada por su complementaria en la reacción catalizada por la recA.

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