SUPERCOIL

Etymology

Noun

supercoil (plural supercoils)

(genetics) A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight.

Verb

supercoil (third-person singular simple present supercoils, present participle supercoiling, simple past and past participle supercoiled)

(genetics) To twist circular DNA into a supercoil

Anagrams

• Lupercios, superloci

Source: Wiktionary



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