double helix
noun
: a helix or spiral consisting of two strands in the surface of a cylinder that coil around its axis
especially
: the structural arrangement of DNA in space that consists of paired polynucleotide strands stabilized by cross-links between purine and pyrimidine bases compare alpha-helix, watson-crick model
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If that atom happens to be part of a DNA molecule, the result can be a breakage in one or both of the delicate strands that wind into the famous double helix.
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Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Photograph: Peter Fisher At one point, Bailey sketched an idea around a double helix shape.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The key shows the universal elements (hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and nitrogen), the four bases of the DNA molecule (adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine) with their molecular structure, where they’re placed in the DNA double helix, and how genes are arranged on a chromosome.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
Li says that her book is structured like a double helix, with her personal quest and the trajectory of AI intertwined into a spiraling whole.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2024
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Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Photograph: Peter Fisher At one point, Bailey sketched an idea around a double helix shape.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The key shows the universal elements (hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and nitrogen), the four bases of the DNA molecule (adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine) with their molecular structure, where they’re placed in the DNA double helix, and how genes are arranged on a chromosome.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
Li says that her book is structured like a double helix, with her personal quest and the trajectory of AI intertwined into a spiraling whole.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2024
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double helix
noun
: a helix or spiral consisting of two strands in the surface of a cylinder that coil around its axis
especially
: the structural arrangement of DNA in space that consists of paired polynucleotide strands stabilized by cross-links between purine and pyrimidine bases compare alpha-helix, watson-crick model
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