Incorporation of 2',4'-bridged nucleotides into the 3'-end of oligodeoxyribonucleotide (ODN) was examined using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT). The three types of 2',4'-bridged nucleoside-5'-triphospates with different bridging structures used were incorporated efficiently into the 3'-end of DNA by TdT, although only single nucleotide incorporation was observed. Nuclease resistance was conferred on DNA, depending on the types of bridging nucleotides added.

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