antiparallel
noun
Meaning
- A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.
- Of vectors, parallel but of opposite direction
- Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA
- 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.
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