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What's another word for DNA?


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DNA:

  1. The full form of DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid commonly called nucleic acid.
  2. Nucleic acids are the organic materials present in all organisms in the form of DNA or RNA.
  3. These nucleic acids are formed by the combination of nitrogenous bases, sugar molecules, and phosphate groups that are linked by different bonds in a series of sequences.
  4. DNA is a group of molecules that is responsible for carrying and transmitting the hereditary materials or the genetic instructions from parents to offspring.

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