English
Noun
x junction
- A non-linear strand of DNA where certain cruciform binding proteins can compete for binding.
#*1998, Jac A Nickoloff, Merl F Hoekstra, DNA Damage and Repair: Volume I: DNA Repair in Prokaryotes and Lower Eukaryotes []
#*:Page 197 - "Linear molecules containing the same sequences are not bound, and one X-junction successfully competes with another for binding whereas linear duplexes do not compete."
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