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Hybrids in the chromatin

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New genomic maps reveal that R-loop structures formed upon hybridization of nascent RNA transcripts to the DNA template are a common characteristic of Arabidopsis chromatin that may have a broad impact on gene expression.

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Fig. 1: The hybridization of the nascent RNA transcript (in red) to the DNA template creates so-called R-loop structures.

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