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Double helix

x = r cos(ωs + φ) y = r sin(ωs + φ) z = h s φ = 0, π (two strands)

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3D DNA: double helix with base pairs

3D particle system

DNA is two helices of equal pitch, 180° apart: x = r cos(ωs + φ), y = r sin(ωs + φ), z = h s with φ = 0 and φ = π.

Rungs are chords between the strands. Animation spins about z like a molecule twirling.