Meaning

1 senses

  1. (metonymically)DNA.

More definitions
  • a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis

Examples

3 sentences

  1. DNA is known for its double helix shape.

    deDie DNS ist für ihre Doppelhelixgestalt bekannt.

    CC0 · Tatoeba · shekitten · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. The double helix that encodes our genome is an elegant structure.

    deDie Doppelhelix, die unseren Chromosomensatz kodiert, ist eine elegante Konstruktion.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · AlanF_US · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a double helix molecule which contains the genetic information of every living being.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · DJ_Saidez · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

plural: double helixes / double helices

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
doubleA2doublespeakdoublingdoublyB2doubtB2
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