DNA supercoil
COMPRESSED DNA LOOP SUPERCOILED BY PROKARYOTES TO FIT WITHIN A SMALL SPACE
Supercoil; Supercoiling; Dna, circular; Supercoiling of DNA; Positive supercoiling; Twist (DNA); Writhe (DNA); Supercoiled; Superhelical DNA energetics; Surface wrapping of DNA; DNA supercoiling; Circular genome; Supercoiled DNA; Superhelical DNA; Supertwisted DNA; Plectonemic supercoil; Linking number of DNA; Negative supercoiling; Superhelical dna
DNA supercoiling refers to the amount of twist in a particular DNA strand, which determines the amount of strain on it. A given strand may be "positively supercoiled" or "negatively supercoiled" (more or less tightly wound).