Meaning of DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a nucleic acid found in the nucleus of a cell and consisting of a polymer 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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	Synonyms:		desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA
	See Also:		adenine, base pair, cDNA, coding DNA, complementary DNA, cytosine, exon, guanine, intron, jumping gene, junk DNA, nucleic acid, operon, recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid, recombinant DNA, sticky end, thymine, transposon
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		The molecule that encodes genetic information. DNA is a double-stranded molecule held together by weak bonds between base pairs of nucleotides. The four nucleotides in DNA contain the bases: adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). In nature, base pairs form only between A and T and between G and C; thus the base sequence of each single strand can be deduced from that of its partner.
Glossary
	Definition:		See DNA, nuclease An organic acid and polymer composed of four nitrogenous bases--adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine linked via intervening units of phosphate and the pentose sugar deoxyribose. DNA is the genetic material of most organisms and usually exists as a double-stranded molecule in which two antiparallel strands are held together by hydrogen bonds between adeninethymine and cytosine-guanine. (See b-DNA, cDNA, Complementary RNA, DNA polymorphism, DNA sequencing, Double-stranded complementary DNA, Duplex DNA, Z-DNA) a nucleic acid that controls the structure of proteins and hence determines inherited characteristics. Genes are portions of the DNA molecule that fulfill specific functions.