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What does the D in DNA stand for?
What does the D in DNA stand for?
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DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid:
- It is the hereditary material in all other organisms. Each cell contains DNA inside the nucleolus.
- The ‘D’ in DNA corresponds to Deoxyribose.
- It is the sugar that has lost the oxygen from the second position of a carbon atom. Hence it is called De-oxy (or without oxygen).
DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid:
- It is the hereditary material in all other organisms. Each cell contains DNA inside the nucleolus.
- The ‘D’ in DNA corresponds to Deoxyribose.
- It is the sugar that has lost the oxygen from the second position of a carbon atom. Hence it is called De-oxy (or without oxygen).
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