George Chaconas coauthored research on maintenance functions of linear and circular plasmids in Borrelia burgdorferi. The two DNA topologies raise related questions about replication and stable inheritance.
A plasmid's shape and its maintenance machinery are distinct properties. Comparing the two forms helps ask which functions are shared and which depend on topology.[ref]
A biochemist.[ref]
https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/george-chaconas. Institutional or professional-society biography, identity and research specialization
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