Beyond the Double Helix: Strange New DNA Structures Discovered in Ape Genomes

Researchers utilized recently published telomere-to-telomere genomes of humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and two orangutans to predict where DNA sequences might form alternative structures beyond the traditional double helix. Certain DNA sequences can adopt structures that differ from the familiar double helix. These alternative conformations, known as non-B DNA, have been linked to the regulation of [...]