Watson-Crick model

Watson-Crick model definition - medical

Watson-Crick model

noun
A three-dimensional model of the DNA molecule, consisting of two polynucleotide strands wound in the form of a double helix and joined in a ladderlike fashion by hydrogen bonds between the purine and pyrimidine bases.

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