| Z-DNA |
A form of DNA duplex in which the double helix is wound in a left-hand, instead of a right-hand, manner. DNA adopts the Z configuration when purines and pyrimidines alternate on a single strand, eg,
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| Z-D. |
a form of DNA in which the phosphate groups form a dinucleotide repeating unit zigzagging up a left-handed helix with a single, deep groove; it is particularly likely to occur in stretches of alternating purines and pyrimidines. Cf. B-DNA.
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