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A polynucleotide contains an alternating sugar phosphate backbone. The sugar is bonded to the phospate by a phosphodiester bond.
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Why polynucleotides are the new Botox
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Cells Can Replicate Their DNA Precisely
As the helicase moves along the DNA molecule, it continues breaking these hydrogen bonds and separating the two polynucleotide chains (Figure 1). Meanwhile, as the helicase separates the strands ...
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Polynucleotide, Polymere, die aus mehr als 10-20 über 3',5'-Phosphodiesterbrücken verknüpften Nucleotiden aufgebaut sind. Kleinere P. werden als Oligonucleotide bezeichnet. Zu den P. gehören vor allem ...