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h-dna

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
h-d-na
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A configuration of DNA, a triple-stranded DNA helix structure, right-hand twisting, where the third DNA strand fills in the major groove found in B-DNA, bonding to the B-DNA with Hoogsteen-type bonding, forming Hoogsteen base pairs.

Uncountable

noun

A DNA helix in such a configuration.

Countable

Etymology

From H + DNA. From containing Hoogsteen-type nucleobase bonding, in addition to Watson-Crick normal style bonding of base pairs.

Usage

Inflected Forms

H-DNAs (plural)

Phrases

A-DNA B-DNA Z-DNA

Frequently Paired Words

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

Questions

What does h-dna mean?
A configuration of DNA, a triple-stranded DNA helix structure, right-hand twisting, where the third DNA strand fills in the major groove found in B-DNA, bonding to the B-DNA with Hoogsteen-type bonding, forming Hoogsteen base pairs.
Where does h-dna come from?
From H + DNA. From containing Hoogsteen-type nucleobase bonding, in addition to Watson-Crick normal style bonding of base pairs.

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