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double helix

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.

double helix

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) Biochem the form of the molecular structure of DNA, consisting of two helical polynucleotide chains linked by hydrogen bonds and coiled around the same axis

double helix

The three-dimensional structure of double-stranded DNA, in which polymeric nucleotide strands whose complementary nitrogen bases are linked by hydrogen bonds form a helical configuration. The two DNA strands are oriented in opposite directions.

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double helix - a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis; "the shape of the DNA molecule is a double helix"

helix, spiral - a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

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double helix (redirected from Double helix structure)

double helix
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