DNA model
Twisted ladder replica
A DNA model is a physical or digital representation of deoxyribonucleic acid's structure, typically showing the double helix with its paired bases, sugar-phosphate backbone, and twisting ladder shape.
The most famous is the Watson-Crick model from 1953.
Students build DNA models in biology class to understand genetic structure: We made a DNA model out of pipe cleaners and beads.
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- WatsonCommon English surname
- Nobel PrizeHighest academic honor
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
molecule · genetics · chromosome · nucleotide · genetic code · base pairs · base pairing · adenine · thymine · guanine · cytosine · spiral · backbone · strand · replication · code · blueprint · building blocks
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