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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
desoxyribonucleic acid
plural
Deoxyribonucleic Acids
possessive
Deoxyribonucleic Acid's
pluralpossessive
Deoxyribonucleic Acids'