Abstract
IF DNA is stable it ought to be synthesized only in cells preparing to divide, or during polyploidization or repair. Our results, however, suggest that the DNA synthesized in differentiated cells has a metabolic turnover, related to cell ageing1. We call this DNA “metabolic”.
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ANKER, P., STROUN, M., GREPPIN, H. et al. Metabolic DNA in Spinach Stems in Connexion with Ageing. Nature New Biology 234, 184–186 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio234184a0
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