Supercoiling is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Supercoiling meaning
The coiling of the DNA helix upon itself, which can disrupt transcription and lead to cell death.
Using Supercoiling
- The main meaning on this page is: The coiling of the DNA helix upon itself, which can disrupt transcription and lead to cell death.
Context around Supercoiling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 14 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Supercoiling
- In this selection, "supercoiling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 14 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, negative stand out and add context to how "supercoiling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include amount of supercoiling in dna and is negative supercoiling and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "supercoiling" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with supercoiling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These proteins change the amount of supercoiling in DNA. (9 words)
If they are twisted in the opposite direction, this is negative supercoiling, and the bases come apart more easily. (19 words)
If they are twisted in the opposite direction, this is negative supercoiling, and the bases come apart more easily. (19 words)
These proteins change the amount of supercoiling in DNA. (9 words)
Example sentences (2)
If they are twisted in the opposite direction, this is negative supercoiling, and the bases come apart more easily.
These proteins change the amount of supercoiling in DNA.