2007-03-19 12:56:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for the development and functioning of living organisms. All living things contain DNA genomes. A possible exception is a group of viruses that have RNA genomes, but viruses are not normally considered living organisms. The main role of DNA in the cell is the long-term storage of information. The genome is often compared to a set of blueprints, since it contains the instructions to construct other components of the cell, such as proteins and RNA molecules. The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in regulating the expression of genetic information.
2007-03-19 13:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the sequence of proteins and nucleic acids that carry a particular organism's code for life. It tells the cell what to do and how to do it. It also translates into RNA which code for amino acids that make up protiens. In other words, It tells the cell what to do, what to make and how much to make.
2007-03-19 20:05:33 · answer #2 · answered by kylekincaid13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did Not Acknowledge;that's dna.
2007-03-19 20:04:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
deoxyribonucleic acid found in all living things, it is the molecule of hereditary and it determines who you are
2007-03-19 21:10:18 · answer #4 · answered by wesnaw1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋