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Original - The molecular structure of the DNA double helix. The path of the DNA backbone is shown in orange. Detail of the two canonical base pairs, thymine-adenosine (linked by two hydrogen bonds) and cytosine-guanine (three hydrogen bonds), is shown on the right.
Reason
Clear representation of the structure of the DNA double helix including several key features relevant for biology; elemental content, base pairing scheme and position of the minor and major grooves.
Articles in which this image appears
DNA
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator
Zephyris
awww For reference, see previous nomination [1]. Aaadddaaammm (talk) 16:40, 19 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have actually already made a version of this without the orange backbone, although it is currently on a computer in a different city! I was planning on uploading it at some point... - Zephyris Talk 16:54, 23 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd be willing to support that. I mean, this version isn't bad enough for me to oppose, it's just that I find that if we're looking to be as realistic as possible, the nominated version has this one flaw. SpencerT♦C 20:24, 23 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Alt - Without orange backbone

Promoted File:DNA Structure+Key+Labelled.pn NoBB.png --Jujutacular talk 00:01, 2 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]