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intercalation
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intercalation
the insertion of certain organic compounds such as aridines and ethidium bromide that possess a planar aromatic ring structure of appropriate size and geometry so as to insert between base pairs in double-stranded DNA.


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The fraction was taken care of by running a cycle of three 365-day years followed by a "leap" year of 366 days, with the extra or intercalary day added as February 29.
 
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