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Meaning of deoxyribonucleic acid

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deoxyribonucleic acid

noun

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  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.

    Synonyms:deoxyribose nucleic aciddesoxyribose nucleic aciddouble helix