DNA containing a new unnatural base pair may be amplified by PCR and transcribed into RNA, potentially increasing the diversity available from nucleic acids.
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Leconte, A., Romesberg, F. Amplify this! DNA and RNA get a third base pair. Nat Methods 3, 667–668 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0906-667
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