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Z-DNA

Z-DNA noun: a configuration of DNA in cells, left-hand twisting double helix, that takes up a zigzagging form due to the natural right-hand twisting tendency of DNA.

Noun

Z-DNA (countable and uncountable, plural Z-DNAs)

  1. (uncountable) A configuration of DNA in cells, left-hand twisting double helix, that takes up a zigzagging form due to the natural right-hand twisting tendency of DNA.
  2. (countable) A DNA helix in such a configuration.

Forms of Z-DNA

pluralZ-DNAs

Origin of Z-DNA

From Z + DNA. From zigzagging of the zigzag configuration DNA.

Questions about Z-DNA

What does Z-DNA mean?
Z-DNA means a configuration of DNA in cells, left-hand twisting double helix, that takes up a zigzagging form due to the natural right-hand twisting tendency of DNA.
What part of speech is Z-DNA?
Z-DNA is a noun.
What is the plural of Z-DNA?
The plural of Z-DNA is Z-DNAs.

Words near Z-DNA in the dictionary

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  2. Z-car
  3. Z-cars
  4. z-culling
  5. z-direction
  6. Z-DNA
  7. Z-drug
  8. Z-drugs
  9. z-fighting
  10. z-index
  11. z-indexes

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