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H-DNA
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English
Etymology
From en H DNA. From containing Hoogsteen-type en nucleobase bonding, in addition to Watson-Crick normal style bonding of en base pair base pairs.
Noun
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en uncountable A configuration of DNA, a triple-stranded DNA helix structure, right-hand twisting, where the third DNA strand fills in the major groove found in en B-DNA, bonding to the B-DNA with Hoogsteen-type bonding, forming en Hoogsteen base pair Hoogsteen base pairs.
en countable A DNA helix in such a configuration.
Coordinate terms
en G-quadruplex
en Holliday junction
en branched DNA
Related terms
en DNA A-DNA B-DNA Z-DNA
Anagrams
en adhn Dahn Danh HAND Hand NADH dahn hand