Why do ppl say that DNA look like swirly things?
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Probably because the structure of DNA is in a formation called a double helix...which looks just like a ladder that has been twisted. Scientisits discovered their shape using very powerful microscopes.
Go here to see a diagram of what it looks like.
http://www.blc.arizona.edu/Molecular_Graphics/DNA_Structure/DNA_Tutorial.HTML
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Because scientists look at DNA all the time under high-powered electron microscopes.
DNA strands are shaped like a double helix. If you don't know how that looks, try imagining a ladder that's been twisted around.
because they have looked at it in a micro scope and it had the double helical shape.
sort of like why people say that curly fries look curly. Because when you look at them you can see that they look curly
Because those sneaky scientists want to confuse us all, and not tell us the truth.
DNA is actually more of a cube shape.
Unfortunatley, Asfdo is wrong in this case. In reality, DNA is more of a cylindrical pyramid shape.
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