Effect of base substitutions in phage λ DNA on (A) the conversion of B-DNA to M-DNA and (B) the conversion of M-DNA to B-DNA with 0.2 mM ZnCl2. Squares, n2A; diamonds, control; triangles, hypoxanthine; circles, BrU; inverted triangles, BrU and hypoxanthine. (C) The conversion of B-DNA to M-DNA for repeating sequence nucleic acids. Diamonds, poly(dG)•poly(dC); triangles, poly[d(GGCC)]; squares, poly[d(GC)]; circles, poly[d(AU)]; inverted triangles, poly[r(AU)].