TY - JOUR
T1 - Beauty is in the genes of the beholder
AU - Harel, D.
AU - Unger, R.
AU - Sussman, J. L.
PY - 1986/4
Y1 - 1986/4
N2 - An interpretation of the particular proportions of DNA as found in the Watson-Crick double helix model is suggested. It is based on the classical, highly aesthetical concept known as the Golden Ratio. Specifically, it is shown that in B-DNA both pitch/diameter and diameter/offset are extremely close to the Golden Ratio. Here, pitch is the helical repeat, and offset refers to the vertical distance that forms the minor groove.
AB - An interpretation of the particular proportions of DNA as found in the Watson-Crick double helix model is suggested. It is based on the classical, highly aesthetical concept known as the Golden Ratio. Specifically, it is shown that in B-DNA both pitch/diameter and diameter/offset are extremely close to the Golden Ratio. Here, pitch is the helical repeat, and offset refers to the vertical distance that forms the minor groove.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0022625435&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/0968-0004(86)90130-1
DO - 10.1016/0968-0004(86)90130-1
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AN - SCOPUS:0022625435
SN - 0968-0004
VL - 11
SP - 155
EP - 156
JO - Trends in Biochemical Sciences
JF - Trends in Biochemical Sciences
IS - 4
ER -