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a-dna

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.49 in modern English

Syllables
a-d-na
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A configuration of DNA in cells, right-hand twisting double helix with a small size difference between major groove and minor groove, wider and more squashed twist than B-DNA; found during transcription and replication.

Uncountable

noun

A DNA helix in such a configuration.

Countable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

A-DNAs (plural)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

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

Questions

What does a-dna mean?
A configuration of DNA in cells, right-hand twisting double helix with a small size difference between major groove and minor groove, wider and more squashed twist than B-DNA; found during transcription and replication.
Where does a-dna come from?
From A + DNA. Coined by Rosalind Franklin, for the first of two forms discovered during her X-ray crystallography experiments on DNA.

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