Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cistron | Yes | No | No | No |
deoxyribonucleic acid | Yes | No | No | No |
cistron (noun) | deoxyribonucleic acid (noun) |
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(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity | (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information |