Watson-Crick — Wat·son Crick .wät sən krik adj of or relating to the Watson Crick model <the Watson Crick helix> Watson James Dewey (b 1928) American molecular biologist. Watson is famous for his major role in the discovery of the molecular structure of… … Medical dictionary
Watson-Crick — adjective Date: 1964 of or relating to the Watson Crick model < the Watson Crick helix > < the Watson Crick structure > < Watson Crick base pairs > … New Collegiate Dictionary
watson-crick — ¦wätsənˈkrik, also ¦wȯt adjective Usage: usually capitalized W&C : of or relating to the Watson Crick model Watson Crick helix … Useful english dictionary
Watson-Crick model — n a model of DNA structure in which the molecule is a cross linked double stranded helix, each strand is composed of alternating links of phosphate and deoxyribose, and the strands are cross linked by pairs of purine and pyrimidine bases… … Medical dictionary
watson-crick model — noun Usage: usually capitalized W&C Etymology: after James D. Watson b1928 American biologist and Francis H.C. Crick b1916 English biologist : a model of DNA structure in which the molecule is a cross linked double stranded helix, each strand is… … Useful english dictionary
Watson-Crick model — noun Etymology: J. D. Watson & F. H. C. Crick Date: 1958 a model of DNA structure in which the molecule is a cross linked double stranded helix, each strand is composed of alternating links of phosphate and deoxyribose, and the strands are cross… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Watson-Crick model — /wot seuhn krik /, Biochem. a widely accepted model for the three dimensional structure of DNA, featuring a double helix configuration for the molecule s two hydrogen bonded complementary polynucleotide strands. [1955 60; named after J. D. WATSON … Universalium
Watson-Crick model — Refers to the DNA molecule that forms a double helix ladder with the complementary strands held by hydrogen bonds between specific bases pairs … Forensic science glossary
WATSON (J. D.) — WATSON JAMES DEWEY (1928 ) Généticien et biochimiste américain qui occupe une place importante dans l’histoire de la biologie moléculaire. Watson reçoit une formation de biologiste ornithologue, et soutient une thèse en 1950. En 1951, sur les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
helix — 1. [NA] The margin of the auricle; a folded rim of cartilage forming the upper part of the anterior, the superior, and the greater part of the posterior edges of the auricle. 2. A line in the shape of a coil (or a spring, or the threads on a bo … Medical dictionary
Crick — 1 A painful sudden spasmodic stiffness in the muscles of the neck or back. 2 Francis Crick who, with James Watson, devised the Watson Crick model of DNA as a double helix. * * * Francis H.C., British biochemist and Nobel laureate, *1916. See… … Medical dictionary
