Loop formation in a simulated section of the genome. From left to right, more transposons in the shape of spheres have been inserted into the area. From top to bottom, simulations are shown, in which the loop formation is increasingly pronounced. (Graphic (IMAGE)

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Loop formation in a simulated section of the genome. From left to right, more transposons in the shape of spheres have been inserted into the area. From top to bottom, simulations are shown, in which the loop formation is increasingly pronounced. (Graphic

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Loop formation in a simulated section of the genome. From left to right, more transposons in the shape of spheres have been inserted into the area. From top to bottom, simulations are shown, in which the loop formation is increasingly pronounced. (Graphic: KIT)

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