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'''Deoxyribonucleic acid''' (DNA) is a chemical inside [[cell]]s which carries the hereditary information. It is a molecular [[polymer]] formed of [[nucleotide|deoxyribonucleotides]]. All organisms use DNA as their hereditary material. [[Offspring]] of [[Human reproduction|Sexual reproduction]] [[organisms|Organism]] contain DNA from both parents.

'''Deoxyribonucleic acid''' (DNA) is a chemical inside [[cell]]s which carries the hereditary information. It is a molecular [[polymer]] formed of [[nucleotide|deoxyribonucleotides]]. Most organisms use DNA as their hereditary material. [[Offspring]] of [[Human reproduction|Sexual reproduction]] [[organisms|Organism]] contain DNA from both parents.

==Structure==

==Structure==

[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim OMIM] (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man), is an online database of genes known to be mutated in disease states.  [[Mendelian inheritance]] refers to the inheritance pattern observed in traits that are determined by a single gene.  This pattern was first discovered by [[Gregor Mendel]], an Austrian monk, during his work with pea plants from 1856-1863.  Although Mendel published his work in 1866, it's significance was largely ignored until it was rediscovered in the early 20th century; more than two decades after his death.

[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim OMIM] (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man), is an online database of genes known to be mutated in disease states.  [[Mendelian inheritance]] refers to the inheritance pattern observed in traits that are determined by a single gene.  This pattern was first discovered by [[Gregor Mendel]], an Austrian monk, during his work with pea plants from 1856-1863.  Although Mendel published his work in 1866, it's significance was largely ignored until it was rediscovered in the early 20th century; more than two decades after his death.

==See also==

==See also==