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Double Helix

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Noun

1. double helix

a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis

Example Sentences:
'the shape of the DNA molecule is a double helix'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Double Helix

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noun
biochemistry
the form of the molecular structure of DNA, consisting of two helical polynucleotide chains linked by hydrogen bonds and coiled around the same axis

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Double Helix

see synonyms of double helix
the characteristic helical structure of the two complementary chains of nucleotides in DNA: the chains are linked by hydrogen bonds and coil around a single axis

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Double Helix

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n.
The coiled structure of double-stranded DNA in which strands linked by hydrogen bonds form a spiral configuration, with the two strands oriented in opposite directions.

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