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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. molecular genetics
  4. nucleic acids
  5. DNA
  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemistry
  3. biochemical compounds
  4. nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides
  5. nucleic acids
  6. DNA
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical substances
  3. biochemical compounds
  4. nucleic acids, nucleosides and nucleotides
  5. nucleic acids
  6. DNA

Preferred term

DNA

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information The chemical substance from which genes are made. DNA is a long, double-stranded helical molecule made up of nucleotides which are themselves composed of sugars, phosphates, and derivatives of the four bases adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). The sequence order of the four bases in the DNA strands determines the genetic information contained.

    Source: USDA Glossary of Agricultural Biotechnology Terms

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • deoxyribonucleic acid
  • double-stranded DNA

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/1560

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