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DNA
[noun]
Deoxyribonucleic acid. A double-stranded nucleic acid containing the sugar 2-deoxy-D-ribose. A constituent of cellular nuclear material responsible for encoding genetic information in most organisms. Specifically, a template for the synthesis of proteins and enzymes in most organisms.
Appears in modules:
- An Elegant Experiment to Test the Process of DNA Replication The work of Meselsohn and Stahl
- Biodiversity I Definitions and patterns of diversity
- Cell Division I The cell cycle
- Cell Division II Mitosis
- Cellular Organelles I Endosymbiosis and membrane-bound organelles
- Comparison in Scientific Research Uncovering statistically significant relationships
- Creativity in Science How scientists decide what to study
- David Ho HIV researcher
- Description in Scientific Research Observations and multiple working hypotheses
- Discovery and Structure of Cells Cell theory, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes
- DNA I The genetic material
- DNA II The structure of DNA
- DNA III The replication of DNA
- From Stable Chromosomes to Jumping Genes The work of Barbara McClintock
- Future of Human Evolution Artificial selection and transhumanism
- Gene Expression Enzymes and hereditary conditions
- Independent Assortment Mendel's testcrosses and Punnett squares
- Inheritance Mendel's experiments and laws
- Linear Equations Relationships with two variables
- Membranes II Passive and active transporters
- Nuclear Chemistry I Radiation, half-life, and nuclear reactions
- Origins of Life I Early ideas and experiments
- Origins of Life II Primeval environments and the origins of RNA
- Properties of Solids The influence of crystal structure on behavior
- Revolutionizing Medicine with Monoclonal Antibodies The work of César Milstein
- Scientists and the Scientific Community The experiences that shape scientists
- The Nature of Scientific Knowledge What is it and why should we trust it?
- The Nitrogen Cycle Of microbes and men
- The Phosphorus Cycle Phosphates and fertilizer
- The Piltdown Hoax A lesson on confirmation bias in science
- The Practice of Science An introduction to research methods
- The Process of Science Key concepts in thinking like a scientist
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
- Tracking Human Ancestry The Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA
- Water Properties and behavior
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