deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replicates and stores genetic information within a cell and carries this information from generation to generation.1 It is a blueprint for all genetic information contained within an organism.2

  1. Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4th edition. New York: Garland Science; 2002. From DNA to RNA. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26887/ ↩︎
  2. https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/articles/what-are-the-key-differences-between-dna-and-rna-296719 ↩︎
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