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Nucleic Acid Conformation
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Definition
: The spatial arrangement of the atoms of a nucleic acid or polynucleotide that results in its characteristic 3-dimensional shape.
coord with DNA or RNA or specific
See Also
Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
;
RNA Folding
Examples
Base Pairing
;
DNA, A-Form
;
DNA, B-Form
;
DNA, C-Form
;
DNA, Circular
;
DNA, Concatenated
;
DNA, Cruciform
;
DNA, Single-Stranded
;
DNA, Z-Form
;
G-Quadruplexes
;
Nucleotide Motifs
;
RNA Folding
;
RNA, Double-Stranded
Other names
RNA Conformations; Nucleic Acid Conformations; DNA Conformations; Conformations, RNA; Conformations, Nucleic Acid; Conformations, DNA; Conformation, RNA; Conformation, Nucleic Acid; Conformation, DNA; RNA Conformation; DNA Conformation
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
triplex DNA
0
*DNA
Nucleic Acid Conformation.
Nucleic Acids Res 1987;15(3):1047
kinked DNA
0
*DNA
Nucleic Acid Conformation.
Biochim Biophys Acta 478(1):9;1977
