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(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; "DNA is the king of molecules"
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DNA. The molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from one generation to the next.
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The molecule that carries the genetic code.
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The double helix-shaped molecule that holds an organism's genetic information. DNA is composed of sugars, phosphates, and four nucleotide bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine (A, G, C, T). The bases bind together in specific pairs (see detailed entry below).
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The reproducible doublestranded molecular chain that contains cellular and viral genes. The embodiment of hereditary metabolic information, DNA uses four nucleotides to encode the molecular sequence of structural proteins, enzymes and growth factors.
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