deoxyribonucleic acid meaning

UK US /diˌɑksiˌraɪboʊnuˈkleɪɪk ˈæsəd/ 10 syllables

deoxyribonucleic acid (noun): (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information.

Definition of deoxyribonucleic acid

  1. (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
    • DNA is the king of molecules

    Synonyms: desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA

    Type of: polymer

    Kinds: operon, complementary DNA, episome, exon, intron, junk DNA, recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid, sticky end, transposon

How to pronounce deoxyribonucleic acid

deoxyribonucleic acid is pronounced /diˌɑksiˌraɪboʊnuˈkleɪɪk ˈæsəd/ in American English. It has 10 syllables.

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