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What is a double helix?

What is a double helix? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A metonym for DNA.
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The backbone of both strands in the double helix is a chain of linked phosphate and deoxyribose molecules.
In an actin filament, two chains of actin beads wrap around each other in yet another double helix.
This comes from the structure of the sugar molecules used in the DNA double helix.
This molecule, however, can exist in two enantiomeric forms depending on how the molecule enters the DNA double helix.
As the force is increased, the structural parameters of the DNA double helix are revealed, including the free energy of the basepair interaction.
Genetics and crime fighting are becoming as intertwined as the DNA double helix.

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