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Due to the lack of direct X-ray evidence for base pairing being the only mechanism for the formation of double helix in a DNA crystal, an alternative explanation is suggested so that the observed DNA loop becomes essential.
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Te Wu, T. On the shape of a DNA molecule. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 28, 207–216 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476995
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476995