Researchers Find Link Between DNA Palindromes and Disease

Monday, July 14, 2008 - 16:35 in Biology & Nature

Long DNA sequences, or palindromes, change the shape of the molecule from double helix to hairpin-like formation, which causes replication to stall. Altered or stalled replication causes chromosomal breaking, resulting in cancers and diseases.

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