deoxyribonucleic acid (n)
desoxyribonucleic acid (n)
DNA (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 27
def (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix
def associated with the transmission of genetic information
examples DNA is the king of molecules
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Hypernym polymer
Domain of synset - TOPIC biochemistry
Part meronym gene, cistron, factor; base pair; nucleic acid
Hyponym operon; complementary DNA, cDNA; episome; exon, coding DNA; intron, noncoding DNA; junk DNA; recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid, recombinant DNA; sticky end; transposon, jumping gene
Substance meronym adenine, A; cytosine, C; guanine, G; thymine, T
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Part holonym gene, cistron, factor; base pair; nucleic acid
Hypernym operon; complementary DNA, cDNA; episome; exon, coding DNA; intron, noncoding DNA; junk DNA; recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid, recombinant DNA; sticky end; transposon, jumping gene
Member of this domain - TOPIC biochemistry
Substance holonym adenine, A; cytosine, C; guanine, G; thymine, T
Hyponym polymer

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