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whirly

a. 1 (context informal English) Visually suggestive of a swirl, whorl, or vortex. 2 (context informal English) That moves in a whirling motion.

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Whirly

In molecular biology the protein domain Whirly is a transcription factor commonly found in plants. This means they aid the transcription of genes from DNA into a complementary copy of mRNA. In particular, in plants, they aid the transcription of plant defence genes.

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I didn't exactly have the whirlies, but the world wasn't totally in focus, either.