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1. | [ noun ] (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information | |
Synonyms: | desoxyribonucleic_acid deoxyribonucleic_acid | |
Examples: | "DNA is the king of molecules" |
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Related terms: | nucleic_acid polymer operon intron sticky_end recombinant_DNA coding_dna cdna jumping_gene junk_dna recombinant_deoxyribonucleic_acid nucleic_acid base_pair gene thymine cytosine adenine guanine biochemistry | |