deoxyribonucleic acid

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /di.ɒk.sɪˌɹaɪ.bəʊ.njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /di.ɔk.siˌɹaɪ.boʊ.nuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæ.sɪd/

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deoxyribonucleic acid (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry, genetics) 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: deoxyribose nucleic acid, desoxyribose nucleic acid, double helix, (abbreviation) DNA

   Meronym: nucleotide

• desoxyribonucleic acid

• nucleic acid
• ribonucleic acid (RNA)
• peptide nucleic acid (PNA)
• threose nucleic acid (TNA)
• glycol nucleic acid (GNA)

• unlocked nucleic acid (UNA)
• locked nucleic acid (LNA)
• bridged nucleic acid (BNA)

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