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b-dna

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
b-d-na
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

noun

A DNA helix in such a configuration.

Countable

Etymology

From B + DNA. Coined by Rosalind Franklin, for the second of two forms discovered during her X-ray crystallography experiments on DNA.

Usage

Inflected Forms

B-DNAs (plural)

Phrases

A-DNA H-DNA Z-DNA

Frequently Paired Words

A-DNA DNA H-DNA Z-DNA G-quadruplex Holliday junction branched DNA

Questions

What does b-dna mean?
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.
Where does b-dna come from?
From B + DNA. Coined by Rosalind Franklin, for the second of two forms discovered during her X-ray crystallography experiments on DNA.

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