Mechanism of nuclear DNA replication in radicles of germinating cotton.
The mechanism of nuclear DNA replication in radicles of germinating cotton (Gossypium barbadense) was investigated. Pulse-labeling with [(3)H]thymidine indicates that replication intermediates are of small molecular weight (4-10S) and behave as if single-stranded. Prolonged labeling indicates that intermediates are of discrete size, suggesting a mechanism of discontinuous replication. Electron microscopy of nuclear DNA demonstrates a complex architecture which may include "eye forms" and "forks" similar to those reported in prokaryotes and animal systems. The possible universality of DNA replication mechanisms is discussed.
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Department of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. 85721.
Bartels
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Katterman
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