
Meaning of DESOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID
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[n] a nucleic acid found in the nucleus of a cell and consisting of a polymer formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules" |
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| | Synonyms: | | deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA |
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| | See Also: | | adenine, base pair, cDNA, coding DNA, complementary DNA, cytosine, exon, guanine, intron, jumping gene, junk DNA, nucleic acid, operon, recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid, recombinant DNA, sticky end, thymine, transposon | |
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