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'''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.
DNA is transcribed into [[RNA]], which is in turn being translated into [[Amino Acids]] that that are used to form [[protein]]s 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]].
DNA is transcribed into [[RNA]], which is in turn being translated into [[Amino Acids]] that that are used to form [[protein]]s 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]].
==External links==
*[http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/trun/artwork/Animations/cloningexp/cloningexp.html Animated guide to DNA cloning]
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