Deoxyribonucleic Acid
The biological macromolecule that carries the genetic information of all eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.
- The double-stranded DNA molecule is held together by chemical components.
- Adenine will bond with thymine and cytosine will bond with guanine.
- In living organisms, these sequences of bases that spell out the genes.
See also: Crick, Francis, DNA Chimera, DNA Cloning, DNA Library, DNA Ligase, DNA Polymerase, DNA Replicase System, DNA Supercoiling, DNA Transposition, Double Helix, Gene, Nucleic Acid, Nucleotide, Ribonucleic Acid.
Subjects: Biology