DNA
nounHow many syllables in DNA?
There is 1 syllable in the word DNA.How to pronounce DNA:
Definition of DNA:
- DNA (noun):
- any of various nucleic acids that are usually the molecular basis of heredity, are constructed of a double helix held together by hydrogen bonds between purine and pyrimidine bases (see base entry 1 sense 6b) which project inward from two chains containing alternate links of deoxyribose and phosphate, and that in eukaryotes are localized chiefly in cell nuclei compare recombinant dna
Synonyms for DNA:
deoxyribonucleic acid
desoxyribonucleic acid
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