'''DNA''', otherwise known as deoxyribonucleic acid, is a [[molecule]] in a form of a double helix that encodes the genetic instructions for the proteins that form the physical structure and anatomical characteristics of living organisms. All living creatures contain DNA, and the DNA of two creatures' offspring is a combination of its parents' DNA. | '''DNA''', otherwise known as deoxyribonucleic acid, is a [[molecule]] in a form of a double helix that encodes the genetic instructions for the proteins that form the physical structure and anatomical characteristics of living organisms. All living creatures contain DNA, and the DNA of two creatures' offspring is a combination of its parents' DNA. |