Application of the double autocorrelation technique to the published nucleosome database allows the periodical distribution of CC and AA dinucleotides along the nucleosomal DNA to be seen; periods of CC and AA distributions are clearly visualized at about 10 base pairs.
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Bolshoy, A. CC dinucleotides contribute to the bending of DNA in chromatin. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2, 446–448 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0695-446
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