Shape Shifting by DNA (IMAGE)

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Shape Shifting by DNA

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Under physiological conditions, certain sequences can adopt either the left-handed or right-handed DNA conformation and change the RNA readout from a gene, affecting how cells respond to their environment. These sequences, called flipons, encode genetic information by their shape.

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Alan Herbert

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