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Watson-Crick helix (medicine)


Watson-Crick helix


The helical structure assumed by two strands of deoxyribonucleic acid, held together throughout their length by hydrogen bonds between bases on opposite strands, referred to as Watson-Crick base pairing.

See: base pair.

Synonym: DNA helix, double helix, twin helix.