Meaning of tetrastrand | Babel Free

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A macromolecular structure composed of four strands (nucleotide chains).

attributive, often

Examples

“One in vitro study⟳ suggested that trivalent Cr may have⟳ some base⟳ specificity in its reactivity; however, this was probably due to the nature of the ribopolymers that were examined since the polymer with higher reactivity formed tetrastrands and was compared with a polymer that did not form⟳ tetrastrands (14). Therefore, the higher binding of Cr to guanine may be due to the tetrastrand nature of the ribopolymers that were studied since Cr(III) probably reacted on a molar basis with the phosphate (14).”

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