DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID


Meaning of DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID in English

a molecule found in the nucleus of cells as a twisted double-stranded chain that encodes genetic information. The particular sequence of 4 chemical building blocks (nucleotides) -- adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine -- that make up a DNA chain determines the unique genetic code of an individual. See also ribonucleic acid.

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