plectoneme

plectoneme
A loop of helices (especially of nucleic acid) twisted together.
See Also: plectonemic

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  • DNA supercoil — Supercoiled structure of circular DNA molecules with low writhe. Note that the helical nature of the DNA duplex is omitted for clarity …   Wikipedia

  • plectonemic — adjective Of or pertaining to a plectoneme …   Wiktionary

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