major DNA groove

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• DNA — For a non technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to genetics. For other uses, see DNA (disambiguation). The structure of the DNA double helix. The atoms in the structure are colour coded by element and the detailed structure of two …   Wikipedia

• DNA-binding domain — A DNA binding domain (DBD) is an independently folded protein domain that contains at least one motif that recognizes double or single stranded DNA. A DBD can recognize a specific DNA sequence (a recognition sequence) or have a general affinity… …   Wikipedia

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• groove — A narrow, elongate depression or furrow on any surface. SEE ALSO: sulcus. alveolobuccal g. the upper and lower half of the buccal vestibule on each side. SYN: alveolobuccal sulcus, gingivobuccal g., gingivobuccal sulcus. alveololabial g. 1. the… …   Medical dictionary

• major groove — in DNA, the larger groove occurring between successive turns of the two antiparallel chains around the helical axis. See illustration at deoxyribonucleic acid. Cf. minor g …   Medical dictionary

• Mechanical properties of DNA — The mechanical properties of DNA, which are directly related to its structure, are a significant problem for cells. Every process which binds or reads DNA is able to use or modify the mechanical properties of DNA for purposes of recognition,… …   Wikipedia

• A-DNA — is one of the many possible double helical structures of DNA. It is a right handed double helix fairly similar to the more common and well known B DNA form, but with a shorter more compact helical structure. A DNA is thought to be one of three… …   Wikipedia

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• B-DNA — The structural form of DNA originally described by Crick and Watson. It is the form normally found in hydrated DNA and is strictly an average, approximate stucture for a family of B forms. In B DNA, the double helix is a right handed helix with… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• minor groove — in DNA, the smaller groove occurring between the two antiparallel chains as they wind around the helical axis. See illustration at deoxyribonucleic acid. Cf. major g …   Medical dictionary

• Nucleic acid tertiary structure — Example of a large catalytic RNA. The self splicing group II intron from Oceanobacillus iheyensis.[1] The tertiary structure of a nucleic acid is its precise three dimensional structure, as defined by the atomic coordinates.[2] …   Wikipedia