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Oligomer forms of circular mitochondrial DNA have been identified in mitochondrial extracts of human leukaemic leucocytes. The oligomers occur as circular dimers with a contour length of 10µ and catenanes made up of interlocked 5µ monomers.
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CLAYTON, D., VINOGRAD, J. Circular Dimer and Catenate Forms of Mitochondrial DNA in Human Leukaemic Leucocytes. Nature 216, 652–657 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216652a0
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