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Chemistry of DNA

Friday, December 5, 2008 17:39 1 Comment

DNA is the inherited genetic material that controls gene expression through protein synthesis.  This is a fancy way of saying that DNA is a chemical form of a genetic blueprint.  The genetic instructions contained in DNA are housed in genes.  Genes are smaller segments that, when strung together, comprise a DNA molecule.  Genes are actually [...]

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