DOUBLE HELIX


Meaning of DOUBLE HELIX in English

noun

: 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 herein watson-crick model herein

• double-helical ¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ adjective

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