desoxyribose nucleic 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

noundesoxyribose nucleic acid (plural desoxyribose nucleic acids)

plural desoxyribose nucleic acids

  1. archaicbiologyArchaic form of deoxyribonucleic acid.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
deoxyribonucleic acid
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