plectoneme
Meanings
noun
- A loop of helices (especially of nucleic acid) twisted together such that they cannot be separated without breaking them
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλεκτός (plektós, “twisted”) + Ancient Greek νῆμα (nêma, “thread”).
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