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(A) Model of DNA represented as beads-on-string polymers (blue) interacting with proteins (red). Dotted circles stand for clusters with high concentrations of DNA monomers and proteins. (B) Monomer-monomer interaction is repulsive. (C) Protein-protein interaction is repulsive. (D) DNA-protein interaction is attractive. To see this figure in color, go online.
