Illustration of DNA
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- A molecular model
- 1 hydrogen
- 2 oxygen
- 3 carbon in the helical phosphate ester chains
- 4 carbon and nitrogen in the cross-linked purine and pyrimidine bases
- 5 phosphorus
- B double helix
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deoxyribonucleic acid
1944, in the meaning defined above
“DNA.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DNA. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
DNA
nounDNA
nouncalled also deoxyribonucleic acid
see recombinant dnaBritannica.com: Encyclopedia article about DNA
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