DNA
DNA definition
DNA (dē′en′ā′)
noun
a nucleic acid that is bound in double helical chains by hydrogen bonds between the bases, forming the basic material in the chromosomes of the cell nucleus: it contains the genetic code and transmits the hereditary pattern
Etymology: d(eoxyribo)n(ucleic) a(cid)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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