DNA ( Deoxyribonucleic acid):
- DNA is like a long string tightly wound around.
- The genome refers to the entire set of DNA.
Location:
- DNA is found in the nucleus of every cell in every organism.
- Humans and other sophisticated organisms have a modest amount of DNA in their mitochondria.
- Mitochondrial DNA is the name given to this type of DNA (mtDNA).
- Chloroplast DNA is a form of DNA found within the chloroplasts of most plants (cpDNA).