Deoxyribonucleic acid (/diˌɒksiˌraɪbɵ.njuːˌkleɪ.ɨk ˈæsɪd/; DNA) is a nucleic acid containing the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms (with the exception of RNA viruses). The DNA segments carrying this genetic information are called genes. Likewise, other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in regulating the use of this genetic information. Along with RNA and proteins, DNA ...
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Works Written About This Topic:
- The Gold Bug Variations ,
- The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA ,
- Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution ,
- Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code ,
- Rosalind Franklin ,
- Genes ,
- The eighth day of creation ,
- DNA: The Secret of Life ,
- Blood Matters: From Inherited Illness to Designer Babies, How the World and I Found Ourselves in the Future of the Gene ,
- And the Blood Cried Out: A Prosecutor's Spellbinding Account of the Power of DNA
Also known as:
- Deoxyribonucleic acid
