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Double helix

Double helix

(Science: molecular biology) conformation or shape that two linear strands of dna assume when bonded together and become twisted into a helix. A pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis; the structure of the dna molecule is a double helix.The structure of [[DNA.


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