double helix

English

Noun

double helix (plural double helixes or double helices)

  1. (metonymic) DNA.
    • 2007 January, “WHAT I'VE LEARNED: James Watson”, in Esquire‎[1], volume 147, number 1, archived from the original on 25 January 2007:
      If I had been married earlier in life, I wouldn't have seen the double helix. I would have been taking care of the kids on Saturday.

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