Spanning Tree (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Spanning Tree

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The boldfaced line, known as a spanning tree, follows the desired geometric shape, touching each vertex just once. A spanning tree algorithm is used in the new DNA origami method to map out the proper routing path for the DNA strand.

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