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. 1960 Mar;46(3):311–321. doi: 10.1073/pnas.46.3.311

THE ACCOMMODATION OF NONCOMPLEMENTARY BASES IN HELICAL POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDES AND DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACIDS*,†

Jacques R Fresco 1,‡, Bruce M Alberts 1
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