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  • A nucleic acid that carries the genetic information in the cell and is capable of self-replication and synthesis of RNA.
  • DNA consists of two long chains of nucleotides twisted into a double helix and joined by hydrogen bonds between the complementary bases adenine and thymine or cytosine and guanine.
  • The sequence of nucleotides determines individual hereditary characteristics.
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DNA is an acronym for deoxyribonucleic acid. It is one of the two biologically significant nucleic acids, and of course serves as the information coding for each gene in an organism's genome. It is composed of three different molecules: a 5-membered sugar (deoxyribose), a phosphate group, and four different nitrogenous bases (adenine, guanine, thymine, or cytosine). The sequence of the nitrogenous bases along the DNA molecule is what produces the information in each gene.

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It's short for Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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Deoxyribonucleic acid.

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