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Antiparallel - What does it mean?

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antiparallel

English

Adjective

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  • (mathematics) of vectors, parallel but of opposite direction
  • (biochemistry) describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA
  • (biochemistry) describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but the vector describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.
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