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DNA
Molecule that carries genetic information
- Deoxyribonucleic acid is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.
- The polymer carries genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth and reproduction of all known organisms and many viruses.
- DNA and ribonucleic acid (RNA) are nucleic acids.
- Alongside proteins, lipids and complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides), nucleic acids are one of the four major types of macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life.