Meaning of âtraitâ in the English Dictionary. See all translations. uk â /treÉªt/ us â /treÉªt/. C2 a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour: His sense of humour is one of his better traits. Arrogance is a very unattractive personality/character trait.
It appeared in April 1953 in the scientific paper where James Watson and Francis Crick presented the structure of the DNA-helix, the molecule that carries genetic information from one generation to the other.
The other strand can be formed in a similar way structuring a Double Helix. The actual shape of DNA is determined by the allowed bond angles in the sugar-phosphate backbone, the way the hydrophobic bases stack together and the interaction between the two strands.