Figure 23.3.3.3

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Figure 23.3.3.3

R. E. Dickerson^a ^*

^a Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095–1570, USA
Correspondence e-mail: red@mbi.ucla.edu

Figure 23.3.3.3

The Z-DNA stereo pair drawing from which Fig. 23.3.1.4 was derived, with repeating sequence -(G-C-G-C)_n-. Note the left-handed zigzag path of the sugar–phosphate backbone, which led to its designation as the Z helix. (From Dickerson, 1983.)