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Theoretical Analysis of the Base Stacking in DNA: Choice of the Force Field and a Comparison with the Oligonucleotide Crystal Structures

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Pages 277-292 | Received 16 Jul 1993, Published online: 21 May 2012

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Svatava Neugebauerová & Jaroslav Kypr. (2000) Invariant and Variable Base Stacking Geometries in B-DNA and A-DNA. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 18:1, pages 73-81.
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