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The graphic shows the formation of a Holliday junction from two separate strands of double-stranded DNA. The form is a basic building block used in DNA nanotechnology to form crystal nanostructures. Holliday junctions are also found in nature during cell meiosis and form an intermediate stage during the process of homologous recombination.

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Graphic by Shireen Dooling

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