triple helix
DNA's rare form
A triple helix is a molecular structure in which three strands wind around each other, as in certain forms of collagen or DNA under special conditions.
The term also describes a model of innovation where universities, industry, and government interact and collaborate: The triple helix approach drives regional economic development.
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genetic codeCodon-to-amino-acid mapping rules
- molecular biologyStudy of cellular machinery
- strandThin fiber piece
- coilWound circular arrangement
twist · twisted rope · braid · intertwine · collagen · Watson · Francis Crick · Nobel Prize · spiral · molecule · genetic · protein · amino acid · fiber · winding · rope · structure · biotechnology
- Piercingstragus piercing, cartilage piercing, rook, navel piercing, septum ring
- collagencollagen, type I collagen, collagen production, collagenase, collagen powder
- Protein MotifsGreek key, sheet, turn, coil, jelly roll
- RNA/DNA Structurehairpin, base pair, stem, bulge, cloverleaf
- DNA topologylinking number, twist, writhe, toroid, nick