A helix (pl: helices), from the
Greek word έλικας/έλιξ, is a twisted shape like a spring,
screw or a
spiral (correctly termed helical) staircase. Helices are important in
biology, as
DNA is helical and many
proteins have helical substructures, known as
alpha helices.Helices can be either right-handed or left-handed. With the line of sight being the helical axis, if clockwise movement of the helix corresponds to axial movement away from the observer, then it is a right-handed helix. If counter-clockwise movement corresponds to axial movement away from the observer, it is a left-handed helix. Handedness (or
chirality) is a property of the helix, not of the perspective: a right-handed helix cannot be turned or flipped to look like a left-handed one unless it is viewed through a mirror, and vice versa.
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adj.
پيچ در پيچ, پيچ دار