DOUBLE HELIX


Meaning of DOUBLE HELIX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1954

: a helix or spiral consisting of two strands in the surface of a cylinder that coil around its axis ; especially : the structural arrangement of DNA in space that consists of paired polynucleotide strands stabilized by cross-links between purine and pyrimidine bases — compare alpha-helix , Watson-Crick model

• dou·ble-he·li·cal -ˈhe-li-kəl, -ˈhē- adjective

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