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Schematic diagram of DNA showing its double helix structure, in which nucleotides are linked by sugar-phosphate bonds to adjacent nucleotides in the same chain, and by hydrogen bonds to complementary nucleotides in the opposite chain.

(genetic biology)

日本語デオキシリボ核酸

한국어 디옥시리보 핵산

Português DNA

Español ADN

中文脫氧核糖核酸, 國防部核子局

Grammar: noun phrase
Definition: the long, spiral-shaped polymer of nucleotides that makes up genes
Example:
1. DNA contains the code for the production of cells via proteins, and it can be accurately copied.

2. Cell division allows DNA to be copied and passed from cell to cell, and from individual to individual.
Related Compound: DNA sequencing
Alternative Form: deoxyribonucleic acid