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. 1968 Oct;8(10):1098–1103. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(68)86541-5

Growing Points of DNA in Cultured Mammalian Cells

James R Coleman, Shigefumi Okada
PMCID: PMC1367657  PMID: 5679391

Abstract

A fraction of DNA, known to be replicating, was examined in the electron microscope. Characteristic branch points were identified as sites at which replication had been taking place. No localized strand separations, nor other structural alterations were discernible at these points.

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