desoxyribonucleic acid

A form of deoxyribonucleic acid — A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.

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Meanings

noundesoxyribonucleic acid (plural desoxyribonucleic acids)

plural desoxyribonucleic acids

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of deoxyribonucleic acid.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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polymer
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