helices
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Double-stranded DNA helices are great for storing genetic information.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024
Collins: You’re talking about genetic determinism, which implies that we are helpless marionettes being controlled by strings made of double helices.
From Scientific American • May 20, 2020
Their DNA strands stretch taut between nanite pillars, double helices analysed and transformed, cascading deviations along to the next wave of propagators.
From Nature • Apr. 9, 2019
“But I think the most surprising observation was that the proteins were embedded among the RNA helices, penetrating into the interior of the ribosome like tentacles.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2018
At first, Watson tried to jam the two helices together, with the A on one strand matched with an A on the other—like bases paired with like.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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