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X-ray scattering experiments in solution show that poly dI.poly dC, poly (d(I-C). d(I-C)) and poly dG.poly dC have structures dissimilar to the A, B and C forms of DNA, while poly rI.poly rC is like the A′-RNA form.
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BRAM, S. Polynucleotide Polymorphism in Solution. Nature New Biology 233, 161–164 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio233161a0
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