double helix

double helix

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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double helix

n

(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

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dou′ble he′lix

n.

the spiral arrangement of the two complementary strands of DNA.

[1953]

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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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