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The Hidden Geometry Inside the DNA Double Helix
Curves & geometry

The Hidden Geometry Inside the DNA Double Helix

BEHIND THE WORK

Can a single unbroken line weave the double helix of life?

Discovered by Watson and Crick in 1953, the B-DNA molecular geometry consists of two complementary helical strands separated by a 120-degree phase shift—forming the iconic major and minor grooves—connected by 10 horizontal base-pair rungs per helical turn.

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THE MATHEMATICAL RULE

Strand1:r1(t)=(Rcost,Rsint,ct)Strand 1: r1(t) = (R cos t, R sin t, ct)Strand2:r2(t)=r1(t+120deg)Strand 2: r2(t) = r1(t + 120 deg)Rungs:10basepairs/turn(36degtwist)Rungs: 10 base pairs / turn (36 deg twist)
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