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Hairpin

For Hairpin we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Bioinformatics, Car Racing, Huntingtons Disease and Microbiology.



Hairpin (Bioinformatics)

A double-helical region in a single DNA or RNA strand formed by the hydrogen-bonding between adjacent inverse complementary sequences to form a hairpin shaped structure.


Hairpin (Car Racing)

A turn that goes through 180 degrees.


Hairpin (Huntingtons Disease)

A section of single-stranded DNA that curls back onto itself, creating a partial double helix that resembles a hairpin.


Hairpin (Microbiology)

A helical (duplex) region formed by base pairing between adjacent (inverted) complementary sequences within a single strand of RNA or DNA.




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