What causes a ds DNA chromosome in Prokaryotes to be linear or circular?

Subject: What causes a ds DNA chromosome in Prokaryotes to be linear or circular?

Date: Wed Sep 29 21:17:26 2004
Posted by Vickie
Grade level: undergrad School: BYU-Idaho
City: Rexburg State/Province: ID Country: USA
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 1096510646.Ge

Message:


This might be a question for genetics and biochemistry. I understand that the 
ratios of purines and pyrimidines can tell us if we have double stranded DNA, 
but I don't know how I could find out if that DNA is linear or circular given 
the same information (ratios of bases).

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