DNA. One of two types of molecules that encode genetic information. (The other is RNA. In humans DNA is the genetic material; RNA is transcribed from it. In some other organisms, RNA is the genetic material and, in reverse fashion, the DNA is transcribed from it.) DNA is a double-stranded molecule held together by weak hydrogen bonds between base p [..]

The molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from one generation to the next. Also called DNA.

Form of nucleic acid that is organized into a double-helix molecule. DNA is used by most organisms to chemically code their genetics and to direct the development and functioning of cells. This direct [..]

(dee-oks-ee- ry-boh-noo-klay-ik) A double-stranded, helical nucleic acid molecule capable of replicating and determining the inherited structure of a cell's proteins.

Constituent of chromosomes which stores the hereditary information of an organism in the form of a sequence of purine and pyrimidine bases: this information relates to the synthesis of proteins and he [..]

Molecule that comprises the genetic material of animals.  Genes are units of DNA.  See also gene.

Nucleic acid that carries genetic information

Acid found in cell nuclei that is the basis of heredity.

1931; see deoxyribose.

The molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from one generation to the next.

The twisted double-stranded molecular chain found in genes within the nucleus of each cell. DNA carries the genetic information that enables cells to reproduce and transmit hereditary characteristics.

(See DNA)

DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, is the genetic code that makes each of us a unique individual. Humans inherit about one half of their genetic code from each of their parents. Our genetic code then holds t [..]

The primary molecule of inheritance in nearly all organisms; a double-stranded polymer of nucleotides that contains the sugar deoxyribose; abbreviated as DNA. © Nature Education

A polymer of deoxyribonucleotides that is in the form of a double helix; DNA is the genetic molecule of life in that it codes for the sequence of amino acids in proteins; contains nucleotide monomers with deoxyribose sugar and nitrogenous bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T). deoxyribose

A nucleic acid that is present in the chromosomes of cells and codes hereditary information. Compare ribonucleic acid.

A nucleic acid that constitutes the genetic material of all cellular organisms and the DNA viruses; DNA replicates and controls through messenger RNA the inheritable characteristics of all organisms. [..]

DNA; the molecule that controls how a cell functions

The molecule that carries the genetic information in most living organisms. It is a double-stranded helix held together by hydrogen bonds between pairs of nucleotides. The nucleotides in DNA (adenine, [..]

nucleic acid that stores the information needed to build proteins and carries genetic             information about an organism; present in all cellular organisms.  dependent variable -

The chemical that forms the basis of the genetic material in virtually all living organisms. Structurally, DNA is composed of two strands that intertwine to form a springlike structure called the doub [..]

  Component found in the nuclei of cells

The substance found in the nucleus of cells that contains the genetic instructions for that living organism.

See DNA.

DNA, packaged in chromosomes, is a long molecule in the shape of a double helix. It contains all the genetic information required for a living organism to develop and function.

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA): A biopolymer of nucleosides joined by a phosphodiester group between the 3' carbon of one nucleoside and the 5' carbon [..]

is the constituent of the chromosomes which stores the hereditary information in the form of a sequence nitrogenous bases. Much of this information is related to the synthesis of proteins.

A deoxyribonucleotide Polymer that is the primary genetic material of all Cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important Biological [..]

One of two types of genetic material found in all living cells and many viruses. (The other type of genetic material is RNA.) Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) carries the genetic instructions for the development and function of an organism. DNA allows for the transmission of genetic information from one generation to the next. See Related Term(s): Ribon [..]

A ploymeric molecule consisting of deoxyribonucleotide building blocks that in a double-stranded, double-helical form is the genetic material of most organisms.

The molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from one generation to the next. Also called DNA.

The chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.

Self-replicating macromolecule containing the genetic code of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells and a primary component of the eukaryotic chromosome. Also found in many viruses that infect prokaryotes [..]

Form of nucleic acid that is organized into a double-helix molecule. DNA is used by most organisms to chemically code their genetics and to direct the development and functioning of cells. This direction requires RNA which represents a copy of a portion of DNA. Found in the nucleus of cells.

The molecular chain found in genes within the nucleus of each cell, which carries the genetic information that enables cells to reproduce. DNA is the principal constituent of chromosomes, the structur [..]

The type of nucleic acid containing deoxyribose as the sugar component and found principally in the nuclei (chromatin, chromosomes) and mitochondria of animal and plant cells, usually loosely bound to [..]

The substance in the cell nucleus that contains the cell's genetic blueprint and determines the type of life form into which the cell will develop.

(genetics,biochemistry) 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 associat [..]

Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid containing the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms (with the exception of ribonucleic acid viruses). The deoxyribonucleic acid segments carrying this genetic information are called genes. Likewise, other deoxyribonucleic acid sequences have structural pur [..]

See DNA.