Nucleic Acid Denaturation |
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| Acid Denaturation, Nucleic; Acid Denaturations, Nucleic; Denaturation, Nucleic Acid; Denaturations, Nucleic Acid; Nucleic Acid Denaturations | |
| Disorganization of secondary structures of nucleic acids through cleavage of hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic linkages. Denatured DNA appears to be a single-stranded flexible structure. The effects of denaturation on RNA are similar though less pronounced and largely reversible. | |