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helix (he´liks) pl. he´lices, helixes a winding structure; see also coil and spiral. the superior and posterior free margin of the pinna of the ear. α-helix
, alpha helix
the complex structural arrangement of parts of protein molecules in which a single polypeptide chain forms a right-handed
helix. double helix
, Watson-Crick helix
the usual configuration of double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in vivo, being two complementary antiparallel polynucleotide chains coiled into a helix, with the sugar-phosphate backbone on the outside and the two chains
held together by hydrogen bonds between pairs of bases.
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