Z-DNA

Noun

Meaning

(countable) A DNA helix in such a configuration.

(uncountable) A configuration of DNA in cells, left-hand twisting double helix, that takes up a zigzagging form due to the natural right-hand twisting tendency of DNA.

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Examples

At the junction of B- and Z-DNA, one pair of bases is flipped out from normal bonding. Source: Internet

Z-DNA is thought to play a specific role in chromatin structure and transcription because of the properties of the junction between B- and Z-DNA. Source: Internet

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