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Definitions of helix
  1. noun
    a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

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  2. noun
    a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

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  3. noun
    type genus of the family Helicidae

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  • dna (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
  • helix angle the constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone
  • dna chip a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested
  • sticky end an end of DNA in which one strand of the double helix extends a few units beyond the other
  • deoxyribonucleic acid (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
  • garden snail any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests
  • desoxyribonucleic acid (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
  • gene chip a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested
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