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A-DNA
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English
Etymology
From en A DNA. Coined by en Rosalind Franklin, for the first of two forms discovered during her en X-ray crystallography experiments on DNA.
Noun
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en uncountable A configuration of DNA in cells, right-hand twisting double helix with a small size difference between major groove and minor groove, wider and more squashed twist than B-DNA; found during transcription and replication.
en countable A DNA helix in such a configuration.
Coordinate terms
en G-quadruplex
en Holliday junction
en branched DNA
Related terms
en DNA B-DNA H-DNA Z-DNA A-RNA
Anagrams
en aadn ANDA Anda Dana NDAA dana dāna nada