WATSON-CRICK MODEL


Meaning of WATSON-CRICK MODEL in English

/wot"seuhn krik"/ , Biochem.

a widely accepted model for the three-dimensional structure of DNA, featuring a double-helix configuration for the molecule's two hydrogen-bonded complementary polynucleotide strands.

[ 1955-60; named after J. D. WATSON and F. H. C. CRICK ]

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