Risk which is common to an entire class of assets or liabilities. The value of investments may decline over a given time period simply because of economic changes or other events that impact large portions of the market.
Properties of the alpha-helix. 1  The structure repeats itself every 5.4 Angstroms along the helix axis, ie we say that the alpha-helix has a pitch of 5.4 Angstroms. Alpha-helices have 3.6 amino acid residues per turn, ie a helix 36 amino acids long would form 10 turns.
Exploration of the structure of DNA sheds light on fascinating properties of the molecule. This module, the second in a series, highlights major discoveries, from the parts of a nucleotide - the building blocks of DNA - to the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. The module describes scientific developments that led to an understanding of the mechanism by which DNA replicates itself.