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helix2 CONSTRUCTSHelix (Molecular)WATSON · MOLECULAR BIOLOGYHelix (Differential)DO CARMO · DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY

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Molecular Biology

the twin spiral of two nucleic acid strands wound around a common axis.

In molecular biology, helix refers to the twin spiral of two nucleic acid strands wound around a common axis. This meaning comes from Watson (1953) in Nature. Here helix is not a curve that climbs at a constant angle around a cylinder.[1]

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Differential Geometry

a curve that climbs at a constant angle around a cylinder.

In differential geometry, helix refers to a curve that climbs at a constant angle around a cylinder. This meaning comes from do Carmo (1976) in Differential geometry of curves and surfaces. Here helix is not the twin spiral of two nucleic acid strands wound around a common axis.[2]

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References

  1. Watson, J. D., & Crick, F. H. C. (1953). Molecular structure of nucleic acids: A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid. Nature, 171(4356), 737–738. https://doi.org/10.1038/171737a0
  2. do Carmo, M. P. (1976). Differential geometry of curves and surfaces. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0132125897

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