Part Of The Double Helix Crossword Clue

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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

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New York Times13 Sep 1985	Down 53
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