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What does deoxyribonucleic mean?

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  1. (genetics) Of or pertaining to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or its derivatives.
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The development of organisms, from human bodies to viruses, depends on genetic information contained in DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid.
Almost every cell in the body of an organism has the same deoxyribonucleic acid.
In general, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a very stable molecule.
Within the nucleus are chromosomes that contain DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, genetic material unique to each individual.
Each chromosome carries a single strand of deoxyribonucleic acid that threads together about 1,000 genes.
Increasingly, materials scientists are taking deoxyribonucleic acid beyond its origins as a carrier of genetic code and adapting it for use as a nanotechnology tool.

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