Usually means: DNA twists beyond normal helical structure.
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  1. supercoil: Merriam-Webster
  2. supercoil: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. supercoil: Collins English Dictionary
  4. supercoil: Wiktionary
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  6. supercoil: Dictionary.com
  7. Supercoil: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Supercoil: Encyclopedia

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  1. supercoil: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Supercoil: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (supercoil)

▸ noun:  (genetics) A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight.
▸ verb:  (genetics) To twist circular DNA into a supercoil.

Similar:
fold, quoil, headcoil, curlicue, chokecoil, quile, contline, coque, coif, curlycue, more...

Opposite:
relaxation, uncoiling, unwinding

Types:
DNA, RNA, chromatin, more...

Phrases:
DNA supercoil, more...

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Similar:
fold, quoil, headcoil, curlicue, chokecoil, quile, contline, coque, coif, curlycue, more...

Opposite:
relaxation, uncoiling, unwinding

Types:
DNA, RNA, chromatin, more...

Phrases:
DNA supercoil, more...



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