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Supercoiling

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Another way bacteria condense DNAs is through supercoiling. In bacteria, all DNAs are negatively supercoiled, which means that DNA is twisted in the opposite direction to the Watson-Crick helix, creating underwinds. As discussed in more detail below, the underwinds introduce stress into the DNA, causing it to wrap up on itself, much like a rope wraps up on itself if the two ends are rotated in opposite directions. This twisting occurs in loops in the DNA, causing the DNA to be condensed into a smaller space.

Snyder and Champness Molecular Genetics of Bacteria

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