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taxonomy | supercoiled |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb supercoiled is

past tense of supercoil.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    supercoiled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (supercoil)

    • supercoil

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight.

    • Related terms

    *supercoiling

    See also

    *topoisomerase *(DNA supercoil)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (genetics) To twist circular DNA into a
  • *{{quote-book, 1995, Sara J. Felts, chapter=Assembly and Transcription of Chromatin Templates Using RNA Polymerase III, In Vitro Transcription and Translation Protocols, editor=Martin J. Tymms citation
    • , passage=After deproteination, the migration of the assembled form II DNA will remain unchanged, appearing not to have been supercoiled by nucleosomes.}}