"B-DNA" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: B-DNAs [plural]
Etymology: From B + DNA. Coined by Rosalind Franklin, for the second of two forms discovered during her X-ray crystallography experiments on DNA. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|B|DNA}} B + DNA Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} B-DNA (countable and uncountable, plural B-DNAs)
  1. (uncountable) The default configuration of DNA in cells, right-hand twisting double helix with a significant size difference between major groove and minor groove, and approximately 10 base pairs per twist. Tags: uncountable
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  2. (countable) A DNA helix in such a configuration. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-B-DNA-en-noun-OEyzpFGv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: A-DNA, DNA, H-DNA, Z-DNA Coordinate_terms: G-quadruplex, Holliday junction, branched DNA
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