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noun • (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity | ||||||||
| 54% | 10 | Double helix, with another helix wound around it | ||||||
noun • The shape formed by a helix which in turn is twisted into a larger helix | ||||||||
| 44% | 10 | Contain a helix-turn-helix motif | ||||||
noun • one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development | ||||||||
Part Of The Double Helix Crossword Clue
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GENE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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GENE
Updated: October 10, 2023
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| New York Times13 Sep 1985 | Down 53 | |
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