perimä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- DNA noun The molecule inside almost every living cell that carries genetic instructions, arranged as a double helix of paired bases.
- genome noun The complete set of genetic material of an organism.
- inheritance noun Money, property, or possessions passed to someone after a person's death.
Senses
perimä is used for these senses in English:
- DNA (informal, loosely) The part of a living thing that carries genetic information.
- genome (genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. [from 1930]
- inheritance (biology, genetic algorithms) The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.
DNA — full definition
- noun The molecule inside almost every living cell that carries genetic instructions, arranged as a double helix of paired bases.
- verb To test a biological sample for its genetic identity.