supercoiled DNA

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006152",
  "term": "supercoiled DNA",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Circular duplex DNA isolated from viruses, bacteria and mitochondria in supercoiled or supertwisted form. This superhelical DNA is endowed with free energy. During transcription, the magnitude of RNA initiation is proportional to the DNA superhelicity.",
  "synonyms": [
    "superhelical DNA",
    "supertwisted DNA"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "circular DNA"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "ADN superenrollado"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/supercoiled-dna/"
}