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| − | DNA, otherwise known as deoxyribonucleic acid, is a [[chemical]] that encodes the [[gene]]tic 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, otherwise known as deoxyribonucleic acid, is a [[chemical]] that encodes the [[gene]]tic 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. In addition there is a random process called [[mutation]], which changes single elements or entire parts of the DNA of a life form. |
[[Category:Biology]] | [[Category:Biology]] | ||
Revision as of 16:37, March 14, 2007
DNA, otherwise known as deoxyribonucleic acid, is a chemical 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. In addition there is a random process called mutation, which changes single elements or entire parts of the DNA of a life form.