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B-DNA
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bDNA bdna
English
Etymology
From en B DNA. Coined by en Rosalind Franklin, for the second of two forms discovered during her en X-ray crystallography experiments on DNA.
Noun
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en uncountable The default configuration of DNA in cells, right-hand twisting double helix with a significant size difference between major groove and minor groove, and approximately 10 base pairs per twist.
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 H-DNA Z-DNA
Anagrams
en abdn :*band Band band