Double Helix Definition

noun
The characteristic helical structure of the two complementary chains of nucleotides in DNA: the chains are linked by hydrogen bonds and coil around a single axis.
Webster's New World

A metonym for DNA.

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Other Word Forms of Double Helix

Noun

Singular:
double helix
Plural:
double-helices, double-helixes

Double Helix Sentence Examples

  • In DNA, pairing by bases on opposite strands of the double helix links the two strands.

  • Watson and Crick explained the x-ray data of Wilkins and Franklin, and so discovered the double helix.

  • Less than a year later he and Crick had the double helix.

  • Think of DNA and the famous double helix usually springs to mind.

  • Explaining the basics of DNA and Genetics Human DNA contains 3 billion nucleotides and is wound up into a tight double helix spiral.

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