B-form DNA

This is a short segment of B-form DNA

This is a spacefilling model, colored CPK, viewed from the side.
Note the 2 grooves. The major groove is the one in which the phosphates are farther apart.

This shows the 2 strands colored violet and cyan. The right-handed twist can be seen.

An endview shows that the double helix is perfectly circular, and that base-pairing occurs across the center of the helix.

An isolated view of several base pairs.

A-form DNA

Z-form DNA

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