Antiparallel — Science definition
The two paired DNA backbones run in opposite 5′/3′ chemical directions.
Where it is taught
- DNA Structure & Replication — DNA, Inheritance & Gene Expression, Life Science: Biology, Grade 10
Taught alongside
- nucleotide
- double helix
- complementary base pairing
- semiconservative replication
- DNA polymerase
- semiconservative