deoxyribonucleic acid
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deoxyribonucleic acid (uncountable)
- (genetics, biochemistry) A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living, see virus); consists of a polymer formed from nucleotides which are shaped into a double helix; it is associated with the transmission of genetic information.
- Synonyms: deoxyribose nucleic acid, desoxyribose nucleic acid, double helix, (abbreviation) DNA
- Meronym: nucleotide
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- nucleic acid
- ribonucleic acid (RNA)
- peptide nucleic acid (PNA)
- threose nucleic acid (TNA)
- glycol nucleic acid (GNA)
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deoxyribonucleic acid