Watson-Crick model

Wat·son-Crick model

noun

A three-dimensional model of the DNA molecule, consisting of two complementary 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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AfterJames Dewey Watson Francis Henry Compton Crick

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