DNA Definition
dēĕn-ā
noun
A nucleic acid that is bound in double helical chains by hydrogen bonds between the bases, generally found in the chromosomes of the cell nucleus but also found in the mitochondria: it contains the genetic code and transmits the hereditary pattern.
Webster's New World
Figuratively, basic nature or qualities; makeup, constitution, essence, etc.
Webster's New World
(informal) That part of a person's character that has a genetic origin.
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Synonyms:
- desoxyribonucleic-acid
- deoxyribonucleic-acid
- mrna
- codon
- trna
- operon
- nucleotide
- anticodon
- acid
- double-helix
- gene
- recombinant-dna
- chromosome
- hereditary information
- genetic codon
abbreviation
Defense Nuclear Agency.
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Did Not Answer.
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Did Not Arrive (used when someone fails to keep an appointment).
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Did Not Attend.
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Do Not Assume.
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pronoun
The Daugava (river in eastern Europe).
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Origin of DNA
d(eoxyribo)n(ucleic) a(cid)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From German.
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