Deoxyribonucleic acid

Template:StubDNA, otherwise known as deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule in a form of a double helix, that encodes the genetic instructions for the development of living organisms. All living creatures contain DNA, and the DNA of two creatures' offspring is a combination of its parents' DNA.

DNA is transcribed into RNA , which is in turn being translated into Amino Acids that that are used to form proteins which are the building blocks of all living creatures. RNA can also be reverse transcribed back into DNA, which is the called Complimentary DNA or cDNA.