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WOLFRAM
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DEMONSTRATIONS
PROJECT
Double Helix
pitch
position
helix
2
number
in
a
turn
rungs
sphere
diameters
1
sphere
diameters
2
helix
cylinder
diameters
helix
cylinder
lengths
The structure resembles the geometry of DNA's double helix when there are 10 cylinders in a turn, the relative angular position of one helix to the other is 144 degrees, and the pitch is about 0.5.
