Figure 7. Occurrence of G-quartet structure in the macronucleus.

Figure 7

Occurrence of G-quartet structure in the macronucleus. (A) Binding of an anti-G-quartet antibody to S. lemnae macronuclei. The arrow indicates the replication band. Modified after Schaffitzel et al.16 (B) Electron micrograph of in vitro aggregated gene-sized DNA-molecules. Modified after Lipps.3 (C) Model for the telomeric interactions shown in (B).

From: The Biology of Telomeres in Hypotrichous Ciliates

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