deoxyribonucleic acid
Meaning
A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.
Synonyms
Translations
acide désoxyribonucléique
Desoxyribonukleinsäure
ácido desoxirribonucleico
acido desossiribonucleico
àcid desoxiribonucleic
desoxyribonucleïnezuur
ADN
acidum desoxyribonucleicum
acid desoxiribonucleïcPronounced as (IPA)
/di.ɒk.sɪˌɹaɪ.bəʊ.njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/
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