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Raredeoxyribonucleic acid
The correct spelling is deoxyribonucleic acid.
How to pronounce deoxyribonucleic acid
noun
Say it like: Deo-xyr-ibo-nuc-lay-c a-sid
The correct spelling is deoxyribonucleic acid. A 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…
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Definition
noun
- 1.A 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.
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