globular deoxyribonucleic acid

globular deoxyribonucleic acid

[′gläb·yə·lər dē¦äk·sē‚rī·bō‚nü¦klē·ik ′as·əd]

(cell and molecular biology)

A compact arrangement of double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid formed by additional twisting of the fiber into a helical double helix.

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