Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes
| Definition: |
Double-stranded nucleic acid molecules (DNA-DNA or DNA-RNA) which contain regions of nucleotide mismatches (non-complementary). In vivo, these heteroduplexes can result from mutation or genetic recombination; in vitro, they are formed by nucleic acid hybridization. Electron microscopic analysis of the resulting heteroduplexes facilitates the mapping of regions of base sequence homology of nucleic acids. |
| Notes: |
coord with specific DNA or RNA or both (IM) |
| Also Called: |
Heteroduplex DNA |
| Previously Indexed: |
Base Sequence (1971-1979),DNA (1966-1979),Mutation (1966-1979),Nucleic Acid Hybridization (1971-1979),RNA (1966-1979),Recombination, Genetic (1968-1979),specific DNA (1966-1979),specific RNA (1966-1979) |
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