THE ACCOMMODATION OF NONCOMPLEMENTARY BASES IN HELICAL POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDES AND DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACIDS

Abstract

The following abbreviations have been used: RNA = ribonucleic acid; DNA = deoxy- ribonucleic acid; A = adenine; U = uracil; C = cytosine; G = guanine.The prefix poly is used to indicate a homo or copolymer of nucleotide(s) of the indicated base(s).Polynucleotide complexes are indicated by the prefix poly followed in parentheses by the summated homo or copolymer chain symbols.