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ADN — 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.

Senses

ADN is used for these senses in English:

  • DNA (biochemistry, genetics) Initialism of deoxyribonucleic acid (“a nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction”).

DNA — full definition

  1. noun The molecule inside almost every living cell that carries genetic instructions, arranged as a double helix of paired bases.
  2. verb To test a biological sample for its genetic identity.