supercoiling

Questions

What does supercoiling mean?

The coiling of the DNA helix upon itself, which can disrupt transcription and lead to cell death.

Where does supercoiling come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English coiling English supercoiling From super- + coiling.

How to pronounce supercoiling

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