double helix
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Noun
double helix (plural double helixes or double helices)
- (metonymically) DNA.
- 2007 January, “WHAT I'VE LEARNED: James Watson”, in Esquire, volume 147, number 1, archived from the original on 2007-01-25:
- If I had been married earlier in life, I wouldn't have seen the double helix. I would have been taking care of the kids on Saturday.
Further reading
nucleic acid double helix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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