Z-DNA

English

Etymology

Z +‎ DNA. From zigzagging of the zigzag configuration DNA.

Noun

Z-DNA (countable and uncountable, plural Z-DNAs)

1. (uncountable) A configuration of DNA in cells, left-hand twisting double helix, that takes up a zigzagging form due to the natural right-hand twisting tendency of DNA.
2. (countable) A DNA helix in such a configuration.

Coordinate terms

• G-quadruplex
• Holliday junction
• branched DNA

Related terms

• A-DNA
• B-DNA
• DNA
• H-DNA
• Z-RNA

 

Anagrams

• Zand, Zdan