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Current science defines [[DNA]], or deoxyribonucleic acid, | Current science defines [[DNA]], or deoxyribonucleic acid, as the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person's body has the same DNA. | ||
(DNA) is a molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and many viruses. DNA is anucleic acid; alongside proteins and carbohydrates, nucleic acids compose the three major macromolecules essential for all known forms of life.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA DNA, Wikipedia]</ref> | (DNA) is a molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and many viruses. DNA is anucleic acid; alongside proteins and carbohydrates, nucleic acids compose the three major macromolecules essential for all known forms of life.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA DNA, Wikipedia]</ref> | ||