helix
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- noun
- /ˈhiːlɪks/
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hélice
- Two years later, the STM generated the first images of the DNA molecule and its double helix.
- a double helix
- DNA helix
- a triple helix
Yeah, I mean, it's reflected in the in the the spiral Helix of DNA.
- Yeah, I mean, it's reflected in the in the the spiral Helix of DNA.
- So it's going to be kind of like a Helix.
- And when these three bases meet the their their counterparts, they form base pairs just like the base pairs in adna Helix.
- For one thing, this slightly more ungainly Helix is what you get when you twist together a strand of DNA with its cousin RNA.
- No sequence, no Helix, No no complexity other than this very long curve embedded in a very small environment.
- If you look at human DNA, you have this double Helix structure.
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And the chromosome of course is a double Helix for the DNA.
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1953, Watson and Crick find the double helix.
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You see, it all works together in a double helix.
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Yeah, I mean, it's reflected in the in the the spiral Helix of DNA.
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Everyone is familiar with the famous double-helix shape of DNA that makes it look like a twisted ladder.
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One comes across many instances where people want an alpha helix, or a 3/10 helix, or a gamma turn.
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The opening of the exhibit coincides with the 50th anniversary of the modeling of the DNA double helix structure.
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The famous double helix structure of DNA resembles a twisted ladder.
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In biology class, we learned that DNA has a double helix shape that is crucial for its function.
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The design of the staircase features a beautiful spiral helix that adds elegance to the building.
Synonyms
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A curved shape that winds around a center and moves outward or inward
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A length of wire or rope wound in loops
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A spiral or curled shape often used as a decoration
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A spiral pattern seen in hair, leaves or smoke
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A curved part of a road or river
A spiral or coil shape found in shells, machines, and buildings
Compounds
- Specialized
A climbing evergreen plant with shiny dark green leaves that often covers walls and ground
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The angle between a spiral line and a line along the center of a cylinder or cone
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A large land snail that people eat and that chefs use in French dishes
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Etymology
Helix comes from a Greek word helix meaning 'twisted' or 'spiral'. You can see the same root in helicopter, whose blades move in a spiral, so a helix is a spiral or coil like the shape of DNA or a twisted staircase.