deoxyribonucleic acid
deo·xy·ri·bonucleicacid
noun
1.
(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
- “DNA is the king of molecules”
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