Z-form DNA

This is a short segment of Z-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. It is non-existent. The minor groove is deep.

The two chains are colored differently. Notice the left-handed twist.

This shows the phosporus colored orange. The zig-zag pattern of the phosphates can be seen in each strand.

An isolated view of several base pairs.

B-form DNA

A-form DNA

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