Deoxyribonucleic acid

noun

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.nounA nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living, see virus); consists of a polymer formed from nucleotides which are shaped into a double helix; it is associated with the transmission of genetic information.

Synonyms

deoxyribose nucleic acid desoxyribose nucleic acid double helix dna desoxyribonucleic acid nucleic acid ribonucleic acid dna sequence deoxyribonucleoprotein polynucleotide peptide nucleic acid duplex

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