X-junction

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  1. 1
    A non-linear strand of DNA where certain cruciform binding proteins can compete for binding.

    "Linear molecules containing the same sequences are not bound, and one X-junction successfully competes with another for binding whereas linear duplexes do not compete."

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"Linear molecules containing the same sequences are not bound, and one X-junction successfully competes with another for binding whereas linear duplexes do not compete."

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