5. Using complementarity to link connecting flights.
In the experiment, strands representing the flights are mixed in a test-tube with the complements to the strands representing the airports. If we let Atlanta* represent the complementary strand, etc., this gives
Atlanta
Atlanta*
Dallas
Dallas*
Chicago
Chicago*
The test-tube then holds
Atlanta*
Atl->Dal
Dallas*
Atl->Chi
Chicago*
Dal->Chi
etc.
Chi->Dal
etc.
When the contents are mixed, complementary sections of strand will bond,yielding products of reaction like:
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