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z-dna

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
z-d-na
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

noun

A DNA helix in such a configuration.

Countable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

Z-DNAs (plural)

Phrases

A-DNA B-DNA H-DNA Z-RNA

Frequently Paired Words

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

Questions

What does z-dna mean?
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.
Where does z-dna come from?
From Z + DNA. From zigzagging of the zigzag configuration DNA.

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